Planning application
3 New Inn Cottages, High Street, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective application for a replacement garden building.
As published by the council, reference 26/0371/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0371/FH
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- North Downs East
- Parish
- Elham
- Postcode
- CT4 6TD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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20 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe decided householder applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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26/1116/FH Granted
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26/1157/FH Refused
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26/1135/FH Granted
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