Planning application
1 Malthouse Hill, Hythe, CT21 5BW
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
11 documents on file for this application
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