Planning application
Blossom House, Alma Road, Folkestone, CT20 3LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the conversion of garage and continued use as a dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 26/0876/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0876/FH
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cheriton
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 3LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 15 July 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.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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