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West Hythe Auto Centre, Unit 6, Lower Wall Workshops, Lower Wall Road, West Hythe, Hythe, CT21 4NN

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 26/0407/FH Lawful development: Existing use

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continued use as a maintenance & repair of motor vehicles workshop.

As published by the council, reference 26/0407/FH

Application record

Reference
26/0407/FH
Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Decided
15 May 2026
Ward
Romney Marsh
Parish
Burmarsh
Postcode
CT21 4NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 20 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 May 2026

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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