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
- 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
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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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