Planning application
143, 145, 147 & 145-147 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1NS
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor flat at 143 to commercial use, together with alterations to create a shopfront; alterations to the existing ground floor shopfront at 145; relocation of the existing rear metal staircase to serve first floor flat 145-147 alterations to the existing ground floor rear extension to 145 and 147; and removal of the existing first floor rear extensions at 145 and 147 and creation of a single flat roof.
As published by the council, reference 26/0335/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0335/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Harbour
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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12 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 1 May 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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