Planning application
Former Aldi Store, 72 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AL
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Redevelopment for 32 retirement living apartments, 2 retirement cottages, and 179 sqm of Class E commercial space, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/1039/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1039/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hythe
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 5AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 August 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
60 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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.
About full applications
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