Planning application
Units 4, 5 & 6 Princes Gate, Bayle Street, Folkestone, CT20 1SF
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
- 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
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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2 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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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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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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