Planning application
First Floor Offices, Aspen House, West Terrace, Folkestone, CT20 1TH
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use & conversion of first floor office suite into 8no.self-contained apartments, including removing defective glazing & inserting matching walling, including new balconies, windows & doors, external cycle & bin storage & associated external alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/1483/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1483/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 9 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1TH
Comment by 22 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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9 Sep 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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15 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 10 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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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.
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