Planning application
Athol Cottage, Bartholomew Street, Hythe, CT21 5BS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of an external staircase to link roof terrace to garden, replacement balustrade and addition of gable roof above access doors to first floor bedroom.
As published by the council, reference 26/0501/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0501/FH
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Hythe
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 5BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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