Planning application
28 CHERITON GARDENS, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2AU
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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