Planning application
9 CAMBRIDGE GARDENS, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1DB
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 the change of use & conversion from commercial, business and service (Class E) to dwellinghouses (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 25/2242/FH/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2242/FH/PA
- Type
- PA - Offices to dwellings
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval not required
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Mar 2026
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
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 9 March 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 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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