Planning application
26/0184/FH
LA MER, 49A WEAR BAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 6PU
Proposal
First-floor rear and side extensions and relocation of the front porch
As published by the council, reference 26/0184/FH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/1043/FH Awaiting decision
La Mer, 49a Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, CT19 6PU
Ground & first floor rear extensions.
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26/0697/FH Granted
23 White Cliff Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DX
Erection of front porch, rear extension, rear dormer, rooflights, air source heat pump and associated landscaping works.
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25/2031/FH/GPD Granted
23A Foreland Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 6DU
Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for a single storey rear extension.
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25/2251/FH Granted
19 HASBOROUGH ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 6BQ
Rear and side extension with rooflights, with additional rooflights in loft space, and replacement of existing garage door and side passage entrance with new garage door and infill brickwork
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25/1865/FH/NMA Granted
Warehouse 9, Church & Dwight Uk Ltd, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 6PQ
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/0595/FH to allow to revise the approved elevations to reflect a change in the door mechanism and opening dimensions.
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26/1104/FH Awaiting decision
Church & Dwight Uk Ltd, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 6PQ
Proposed installation of roof tether safety system to consist of ladders and guard rails.
Other householder applications
In Folkestone and Hythe
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26/1067/FH Granted
1 Fairview Villas, Newington Road, Peene CT18 8BD
Erection of first floor extension to front elevation & canopy.
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26/0917/FH Granted
3 Hogben Close, Lyminge, CT18 8ND
Erection of a single storey side extension.
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26/0913/FH Granted
12 Wellfield Road, Folkestone, CT20 2PJ
First floor rear extension
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26/0901/FH Refused
130 Dolphins Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QB
Two-storey side & single-storey rear extensions with front garden alterations to provide additional parking.
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26/1197/FH Awaiting decision
42, High Knocke, Dymchurch, TN29 0QD
Erection of a balcony.