Planning application
Church Of Our Lady Of Christians And St Aloysius, 41a Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1EF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of an external lift and raised platform, alterations to existing external stairs.
As published by the council, reference 26/1517/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1517/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 1EF
Comment by 26 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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14 Sep 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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
13 documents on file for this application
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