26/0778/FH

1. 18 May 2026

   Received by Folkestone and Hythe

2. 27 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 29 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Lawful

4. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26/0892/FH Awaiting decision

  86 Somerset Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4NW

  Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the creation of a dropped kerb & vehicular access onto an unclassified road.

  5 Jun 2026 159m away Lawful development
• 26/1026/FH Awaiting decision

  84 Somerset Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NW

  Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the creation of a dropped kerb & vehicular access onto an unclassified road.

  24 Jun 2026 159m away Lawful development
• 26/0648/FH Granted

  5 Weymouth Close, Folkestone, CT19 4LR

  Erection of a single storey rear pitched roof extension.

  27 Apr 2026 208m away Householder
• 26/0099/FH/GPD Granted

  29 ASHLEY AVENUE, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4PS

  Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for a single storey rear extension.

  20 Jan 2026 229m away
• 26/0475/FH Granted

  3 Dennis Way, Folkestone, CT19 4NX

  Loft conversion consisting of a hip-to-gable roof, rear dormer & roof lights.

  26 Mar 2026 270m away Householder
• 25/2029/FH Granted

  73 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4HE

  Change of use and conversion of first floor, second floor and the existing store building to form 6 no. one-bedroom, one person flats together with first floor rear extension and other external alterations.

  3 Nov 2025 303m away Full applications

• 26/0926/FH Decided

  24 Valley Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BS

  Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the erection of a detached outbuilding, retaining walls and raised decking

  9 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0877/FH Decided

  3 Eversley Road, Hythe, CT21 5SE

  Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) erection of a single storey rear extension, following removal of existing conservatory.

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1192/FH Awaiting decision

  Dingleden Cottage, Fairview Farm, Woodland Road, Lyminge, CT18 8DW

  Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the continued use as a residential dwelling.

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/0833/FH Decided

  1 New Street, Folkestone, CT20 1HR

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use from C3 dwelling to 5 bedroom 6 person C4 HMO.

  28 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/1003/FH Decided

  Willows, Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QH

  Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the installation of rear dormer & roof windows to front roof slope.

  22 Jun 2026 Lawful development