Planning application
54 LINDEN CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5SB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for change of use from C3 dwelling to 5 bed, 6 person C4 HMO.
As published by the council, reference 26/0170/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0170/FH
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- East Folkestone
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT19 5SB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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26 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
50 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 26 March 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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