Planning application
38 CHART ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4EW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continued use as a 3-6 bedroom HMO.
As published by the council, reference 26/0136/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0136/FH
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cheriton
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT19 4EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 24 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 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.
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