Planning application
2 - 4 Shellons Street, Folkestone, CT20 1BP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for change of use from a mixed use (Class E) to two HMOs, max. 6-persons per unit (Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 26/0278/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0278/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1BP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0845/FH/CON Granted
2 - 4 Shellons Street, Folkestone, CT20 1BP
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (refuse storage), and condition 5 (cycle storage) of planning permission 26/0278/FH.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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2 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/0845/FH/CON Granted
2 - 4 Shellons Street, Folkestone, CT20 1BP
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (refuse storage), and condition 5 (cycle storage) of planning permission 26/0278/FH.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 27 April 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.
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