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31 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JT

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 26/0362/FH Full Planning Permission

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Partial change of use of an existing ground floor retail unit (Use Class E) to a one bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3) to include the replacement of an existing glazed roof.

As published by the council, reference 26/0362/FH

Application record

Reference
26/0362/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 1JT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 18 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Folkestone and Hythe refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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