Planning application
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTRE & LAND ADJOINING STANLEY ROAD, FOLKESTONE
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 5 x 1 bed studio flats (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 25/2039/FH/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2039/FH/PA
- Type
- PA - from Shop/ Bank to dwellings
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior approval not required
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Cheriton
- Parish
- Folkestone
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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10 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior approval not required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 10 December 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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