Planning application
SCHOOL HOUSE, THE STREET, LYMPNE, HYTHE, CT21 4LQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of storage building/domestic workshop.
As published by the council, reference 25/2301/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2301/FH
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Hythe Rural
- Parish
- Lympne
- Postcode
- CT21 4LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0817/FH/CON Granted
School House, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (trees) of planning permission 25/2301/FH.
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26/0500/FH/CON Withdrawn
School House, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (trees) of Planning permission 25/2301/FH.
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25/1537/FH Granted
SCHOOL HOUSE, THE STREET, LYMPNE, HYTHE, CT21 4LQ
Works to trees the subject of TPO No 4 of 1995 T01 Ash lift canopy by 2-3m, prune away from utility lines to give 1-2m clearance, remove major deadwood. T09 Monterey Cypress reduce height to approx. 8m. T13 & 14 Sycamore lift canopies to give 4.5-5m ground clearance. T15 Sycamore fell. T16 Cherry fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/0817/FH/CON Granted
School House, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (trees) of planning permission 25/2301/FH.
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26/0500/FH/CON Withdrawn
School House, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (trees) of Planning permission 25/2301/FH.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 12 February 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 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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