Planning application
3 DARBY PLACE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1EL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for use of dwelling as a four room HMO.
As published by the council, reference 25/2306/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2306/FH
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Not Lawful
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1EL
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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26/0874/FH Granted
3 Darby Place, Folkestone, CT20 1EL
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for use of dwelling as a four room HMO.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Not Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
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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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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