Planning application
CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the creation of a new door at side of property.
As published by the council, reference 25/2001/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2001/FH
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Sandgate & West Folkestone
- Parish
- Sandgate
- Postcode
- CT20 3RD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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25/2078/FH Granted
CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
New (permeable) driveway following demolition of garage.
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25/1589/FH Refused
CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the installation of a new side door, demolition of garage and replacement hard standing with a permeable driveway.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the installation of a new side door, demolition of garage and replacement hard standing with a permeable driveway.
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