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Units 4, 5 & 6 Princes Gate, Bayle Street, Folkestone, CT20 1SF

Granted Folkestone and Hythe 26/0504/FH Full Planning Permission

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of Units 4 and 5 to Class F1(a) (education and learning), retention of Unit 6 for ancillary office use; insertion of two windows to rear elevation and relocation of door to existing frontage.

As published by the council, reference 26/0504/FH

Application record

Reference
26/0504/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 1SF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Mar 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  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 grant of permission means

Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 21 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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