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St Marys Church, The Square, Elham, CT4 6TT

Granted Folkestone and Hythe 25/1824/FH Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Dismantle a section of flint wall, rebuild using reclaimed flints from the dismantled wall with soldier brick course and point with natural hydraulic lime mortar to include buttresses either side of the 12m section of wall.

As published by the council, reference 25/1824/FH

Application record

Reference
25/1824/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
30 Sep 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Jan 2026
Ward
North Downs East
Parish
Elham
Postcode
CT4 6TT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0073/FH/CON Granted

    St Marys Church,The Square, Elham, CT4 6TT

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 2 (Finishing Materials) and Condition 3 (Mortar Pointing) of planning permission 25/1824/FH.

    Decided 16 Mar 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Sep 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/0073/FH/CON Granted

    St Marys Church,The Square, Elham, CT4 6TT

    Approval of details pursuant to Condition 2 (Finishing Materials) and Condition 3 (Mortar Pointing) of planning permission 25/1824/FH.

    Decided 16 Mar 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 16 January 2026, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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