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22-26 Dover Road & 3 Mill Bay, Folkestone, CT20 1JQ

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 25/1922/FH Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Change of use & conversion of part of the existing offices into four self-contained flats with associated alterations, including the replacement of the existing shop fronts.

As published by the council, reference 25/1922/FH

Application record

Reference
25/1922/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 1JQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Folkestone and Hythe refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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