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SOUTH KENT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, 32 CHERITON ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1BZ

Granted Folkestone and Hythe 25/1532/FH Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of church to 1no. two-bedroom dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 25/1532/FH

Application record

Reference
25/1532/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Decided
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 1BZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/1397/FH/CON Awaiting decision

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (part a) (finer detailing) of planning application 26/1097/FH.

    Submitted 21 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 26/1097/FH Granted

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/1532/FH to allow for alterations to boundary treatment, windows and doors.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/0613/FH/CON Granted

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone CT20 1BZ

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 5 (windows) & 9 (external materials) of planning permission 25/2134/FH.

    Decided 22 May 2026 Conditions
  • 25/2134/FH Granted

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 5 (window details) and removal of condition 3 (water usage) of planning permission 25/1532/FH to allow alterations to windows and doors.

    Decided 3 Feb 2026 Amendments
  • 21/1770/FH Refused

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Change of use of existing church hall to two self contained dwellings

    Decided 30 Aug 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/1097/FH Granted

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/1532/FH to allow for alterations to boundary treatment, windows and doors.

    Decided 11 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 25/2134/FH Granted

    South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 5 (window details) and removal of condition 3 (water usage) of planning permission 25/1532/FH to allow alterations to windows and doors.

    Decided 3 Feb 2026 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 16 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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