Planning application
Stoneleigh House, The Tram Road, Folkestone CT20 1QR
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of Stoneleigh House, erection of an apartment building of 14 No. residential units with associated car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, landscaping and alterations to existing vehicle access and parking provision for George Stone House.
As published by the council, reference 26/1358/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1358/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Harbour
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1QR
Comment by 15 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Folkestone and Hythe through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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
19 documents on file for this application
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