Planning application
CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
New (permeable) driveway following demolition of garage.
As published by the council, reference 25/2078/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2078/FH
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 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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25/2001/FH Granted
CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the creation of a new door at side of property.
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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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10 Nov 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Dec 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 17 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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CHIPCHASE LODGE, ST STEPHENS WAY, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3RD
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the creation of a new door at side of property.
Granted Lawful development 6 docs -
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.
Refused Lawful development Demolition 6 docs -
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