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28 CHERITON GARDENS, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2AU

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 25/2289/FH/PA PA - Offices to dwellings

Works: New dwelling

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

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 6 residential flats (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 25/2289/FH/PA

Application record

Reference
25/2289/FH/PA
Type
PA - Offices to dwellings
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Decided
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 2AU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0247/FH/PA Granted

    28 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2AU

    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 (Class C3) to 6 residential flats.

    Decided 27 Mar 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 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.

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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