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50-52 Folkestone Care Centre & 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

Granted Folkestone and Hythe 26/1258/FH Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Extension of the approved communal garden area through the removal of three existing car parking spaces

As published by the council, reference 26/1258/FH

Application record

Reference
26/1258/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decided
29 Sep 2026
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Postcode
CT20 2NB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0354/FH Granted

    50-52 Folkestone Care Centre & 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    Change of use and conversion of 10no. residential flats (Use Class C3) at ground and first floors only to 20no. bedrooms of care accommodation (Use Class C2) with associated internal and external alterations including a 2 storey link extension.

    Decided 1 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 29 September 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 50-52 Folkestone Care Centre & 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    26/0354/FH Submitted 9 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use and conversion of 10no. residential flats (Use Class C3) at ground and first floors only to 20no. bedrooms of care accommodation (Use Class C2) with associated internal and external alterations including a 2 storey link extension.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension 27 docs

  • 5 Earlscliffe Mews, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    26/0681/FH/TCA Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

    Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 10 of 2017 T1 Yew overall reduction by 2 metres.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • 5 Earlscliffe Mews, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    26/0681/FH Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

    Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 10 of 2017 T1 Yew overall reduction by 2 metres.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

  • 54 to 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    26/0282/FH/CON Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 14 (electric vehicle charging) of planning permission 20/1004/FH.

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • 54 to 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB

    22/0114/FH/CON Submitted 21 Jan 2022 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (materials) condition 5 (drainage design) condition 6 (water usage calculations) condition 7 (BT fibre) and condition 8 (landscaping) of planning permission 20/1004/FH (Development of residential flat block with 19 apartments with associated vehicle access and parking)

    Granted Conditions New dwelling 44 docs
    Major scheme

  • LAND REAR OF EARLSCLIFFE MEWS, SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2NB

    25/2164/FH/CON Submitted 26 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials), 4 (glazing, doors, facade, vents, louvres), 9 (parking management plan), 10 (bin storage), 12 (water usage), 13 (hard & soft landscape), 16 (biodiversity) & 20 (lighting) of planning permission 25/0035/FH.

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 31 docs

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    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Full applications
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