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1 Malthouse Hill, Hythe, CT21 5BW

Awaiting decision Folkestone and Hythe 26/1423/FH Full Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from a guest house (Class C1) to a dwelling house (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 26/1423/FH

Application record

Reference
26/1423/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Postcode
CT21 5BW

Comment by 9 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

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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

10 documents on file for this application

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What 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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