Planning application
Longacre Nurseries, St Marys Road, West Hythe, CT21 4NU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning permission in principle for the change of use of land to residential & erection of up to 6 dwellings.
As published by the council, reference 26/1493/FH/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1493/FH/PIP
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hythe Rural
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 4NU
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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10 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
9 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's median decision took 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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