Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

East Station Goods Yard, Southern Way, Folkestone

Awaiting decision Folkestone and Hythe 26/0002/FH Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Development of a Class E(a) retail food store and Class E units, with associated parking, landscaping and access

As published by the council, reference 26/0002/FH

Application record

Reference
26/0002/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Folkestone Harbour
Parish
Folkestone

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jan 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 13 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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.

Documents

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

140 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 documents

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 decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Folkestone and Hythe

  • 26/1145/FH Granted

    Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG

    Replacement dwelling and erection of detached carport with annexe following demolition of outbuildings.

    15 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0990/FH Granted

    Flat 2, 35 Augusta Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2RT

    Reconfigured external access steps (retrospective).

    19 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0988/FH Refused

    15 Risborough Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4JH

    Change of use of ground floor retail unit from class E(a) to 1 bed flat (class C3), including rear extension and alterations to front, side and rear elevations.

    19 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 26/1041/FH Granted

    40 Valestone Close, Hythe, CT21 5SW

    Erection of an outbuilding to be used for dog grooming business.

    29 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0903/FH Refused

    N I C Instruments Ltd, Gladstone Road, Folkestone, CT19 5NF

    Demolition of existing building and erection of 8 no. dwelling-houses with associated landscaping and parking.

    8 Jun 2026 Full applications