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17 HELENA VILLAS, HOSPITAL HILL, HYTHE, CT21 5RU

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 25/1566/FH Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Demolition Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

One and half storey side extension, raised terracing and existing outbuildings to be demolished.

As published by the council, reference 25/1566/FH

Application record

Reference
25/1566/FH
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2025
Decided
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Postcode
CT21 5RU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 10 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About householder applications

How this application type works

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

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