Planning application
Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, CT21 4LX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion from rural office building (Class E(g)(i)) into a dwelling (C3) with associated parking & garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/0762/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0762/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Ward
- Hythe Rural
- Parish
- Lympne
- Postcode
- CT21 4LX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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21/0468/FH Refused
Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, CT21 4LX
Change of use of land to the front of Oathill Barn for use as residential. Erection of a 2 bed dwelling with associated access and parking.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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29 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, CT21 4LX
Change of use of land to the front of Oathill Barn for use as residential. Erection of a 2 bed dwelling with associated access and parking.
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