Planning application
TOWN HALL, 2 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1DY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent for installation of new lightning protection system including air terminal conductor rod.
As published by the council, reference 25/1822/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1822/FH
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/1786/FH Granted
TOWN HALL, 2 GUILDHALL STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1DY
Installation of new lightning protection system including air terminal conductor rod.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 14 November 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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Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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