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Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

Awaiting decision Folkestone and Hythe 25/2312/FH Approval of reserved matters

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Relates to Y19/1492/FH

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application for approval of Reserved matters (Access, Appearance, Layout, Scale and Landscaping) for phases 5, 6 and 7 of outline planning permission Y19/1492/FH for a residential development of 400 dwellings, including provision of affordable housing, access, parking, landscaping and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 25/2312/FH

Application record

Reference
25/2312/FH
Type
Approval of reserved matters
Status
Under Consultation
Received
24 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Ward
Hythe Rural
Parish
Hythe
Postcode
CT21 4NE

Comment by 30 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Folkestone and Hythe through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 18 applications since 2022: 12 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0699/FH Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Temporary Advertisement Consent for the erection of 2 commercial and residential development signs for a period of 5 years.

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • 26/0568/FH/CON Awaiting decision

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (highway details), 6 (wild flower mix) & 7 (lighting) of planning permission 25/1565/FH.

    Submitted 9 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0171/FH/CON Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 42 (Contamination) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH in relation to Phase 3C (PART APPROVAL).

    Decided 1 May 2026 Conditions
  • 26/0057/FH/CON Awaiting decision

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 5 (hard surfacing details), 6 (street lighting) and 7 (landscaping) of planning permission. 22/0391/FH

    Submitted 13 Jan 2026 Conditions
  • 25/1854/FH/CON Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 42 (verification of earthworks phase 5) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH (PART APPROVAL).

    Decided 1 Dec 2025 Conditions
  • 25/1753/FH/NMA Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission Y18/1306/FH to allow for alterations to be made to the quad car port located on Phase 2

    Decided 2 Oct 2025 Amendments
  • 25/1697/FH/NMA Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission Y19/1492/FH to allow for a change to original description.

    Decided 30 Oct 2025 Amendments
  • 25/1576/FH/CON Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 30(b) (water usage) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH (Phases 3 and 4).

    Decided 8 Sep 2025 Conditions
  • 25/1565/FH Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Application for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Layout, Scale, and Landscaping) for the construction of the Western Spine Road (WSR) pursuant to Conditions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 21, 26, and 37 of Outline Planning Permission Y19/1492/FH for a development comprising residential, employment and/or care, local centre, community sports and leisure uses, open space, and site restoration including raising land levels.

    Decided 12 Mar 2026 Reserved matters
  • 25/0388/FH/CON Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 35 (sewage disposal arrangements) of planning permission Y/15/0094/SH.

    Submitted 4 Mar 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Dec 2025

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 9 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Y19/1492/FH Granted

    Nickolls Quarry Dymchurch Road Hythe Kent CT21 4NE

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment for a phased mixed use development of up to 650 no. residential units (Use Class C3), Employment development (Use Class E(g)), and / or care / extra care facilities (Use Class C2, C3 or Sui Generis), Local Centre (Use Class E and Sui Generis (former A1/A2/A3/A4/A5 uses) and Use Class C2,C3/Sui Generis Care/Extra Care), community sports and leisure uses (E, F1 or F2 uses), open space and site restoration including raising land levels.

    Decided 30 Oct 2023 Outline

Documents

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

220 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe's median decision took 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    24/0764/FH Submitted 20 May 2024 0m away

    Application for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Layout, Scale, and Landscaping) for the construction of a public open space including play equipment and substation of Outline Planning Permission Y19/1492/FH. Discharge of conditions 09 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Tree Constraints Plan) & 16 (storage of refuse and recycling) of Y19/1492/FH.

    Granted Reserved matters Trees 25 docs

  • Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    24/1215/FH/CON Submitted 2 Aug 2024 0m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 35 (construction management plan: for the North South Spine Road and Linear Park parts of the development only) in relation to planning permission Y19/1492/FH

    Granted Conditions 10 docs

  • Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    26/0171/FH/CON Submitted 5 Feb 2026 0m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 42 (Contamination) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH in relation to Phase 3C (PART APPROVAL).

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • Nickolls Quarry Dymchurch Road Hythe Kent CT21 4NE

    Y19/1492/FH Submitted 30 Dec 2019 0m away

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment for a phased mixed use development of up to 650 no. residential units (Use Class C3), Employment development (Use Class E(g)), and / or care / extra care facilities (Use Class C2, C3 or Sui Generis), Local Centre (Use Class E and Sui Generis (former A1/A2/A3/A4/A5 uses) and Use Class C2,C3/Sui Generis Care/Extra Care), community sports and leisure uses (E, F1 or F2 uses), open space and site restoration including raising land levels.

    Granted Outline 118 docs

  • Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    23/0546/FH/CON Submitted 6 Apr 2023 0m away

    97% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jun

    Approval of details pursuant to part approval of Condition 5 (remediation) in relation to hydrocarbon hotspots and part of phase 2 of planning permission Y15/0094/SH - Section 73 application to remove condition 12 and vary condition 57 of Outline planning permission Y06/1079/SH (mixed use development)

    Awaiting decision Conditions 14 docs

  • Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    25/1576/FH/CON Submitted 19 Aug 2025 0m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 30(b) (water usage) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH (Phases 3 and 4).

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

In Folkestone and Hythe

  • 26/0283/FH Granted

    Land adjoining 16 Cherry Gardens, Littlestone, TN28 8QR

    Reserved Matters application relating to access, appearance, layout, scale, and landscaping of outline planning permission 23/0801/FH and details pursuant to conditions 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 & 20.

    25 Feb 2026 Reserved matters
  • 25/1565/FH Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE

    Application for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Layout, Scale, and Landscaping) for the construction of the Western Spine Road (WSR) pursuant to Conditions 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 21, 26, and 37 of Outline Planning Permission Y19/1492/FH for a development comprising residential, employment and/or care, local centre, community sports and leisure uses, open space, and site restoration including raising land levels.

    18 Aug 2025 Reserved matters
  • 25/2256/FH Granted

    Land Opposite 24 Station Road, Hythe, CT21 5PW

    Reserved matters application relating to landscaping for outline planning permission 21/0553/FH.

    12 Dec 2025 Reserved matters
  • 24/0764/FH Granted

    Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, HYTHE, CT21 4NE

    Application for the approval of Reserved Matters (Access, Appearance, Layout, Scale, and Landscaping) for the construction of a public open space including play equipment and substation of Outline Planning Permission Y19/1492/FH. Discharge of conditions 09 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Tree Constraints Plan) & 16 (storage of refuse and recycling) of Y19/1492/FH.

    20 May 2024 Reserved matters
  • 23/0769/FH Granted

    Land Adjoining 39 Victoria Road West, Littlestone, TN28 8ND

    Reserved matters application relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 80 dwellings alongside parking, open spaces and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission Y18/0768/FH

    18 May 2023 Reserved matters