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9 ENCOMBE, SANDGATE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3DE

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 26/0025/FH Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

First floor extension including balcony, solar panels to roof and front extension to detached garage.

As published by the council, reference 26/0025/FH

Application record

Reference
26/0025/FH
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Decided
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish
Sandgate
Postcode
CT20 3DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/1233/FH/PA Awaiting decision

    9 Encombe, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DE

    Application for prior approval under schedule 2, part 1 - class AA (General permitted development order 2015) for the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey with a maximum additional height of 2.82 metres.

    Submitted 30 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/0570/FH/PA Refused

    9 Encombe, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DE

    Application for prior approval under schedule 2, part 1 - class AA (General permitted development order 2015) for the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey with a maximum additional height of 2.82 metres.

    Decided 22 May 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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 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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    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 10 (Landscaping Plan) of planning permission 24/0259/FH.

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    Y19/1314/FH Submitted 13 Nov 2019 0m away

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    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 10 docs
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