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Kings Arms, The Square, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TJ

20/0747/FHFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 1 June 2022

Planning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extensions, refurbishment of existing outbuilding to provide dining area and all associated landscaping works

Received
5 June 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
North Downs East
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 653 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Kings Arms, The Square, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TJ. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 3,080 applications of this type. This one was decided in 726 days, 97 weeks longer than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. The site is in the Elham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across North Downs East. We hold 1,908 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Folkestone and Hythe District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT4 6TJ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Elham Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2020
Consultation expiry
15 April 2022
Consultation end
15 April 2022
Target decision date
15 April 2022
Committee meeting
24 May 2022
Application expires
1 June 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
John Rogers Designs The 'Hide' The Globe Inn Marsh Military Road Rye TN31 7NX

Planning decision

Statutory period
606 days

Additional information

Documents
70

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Elham
  • Listed building: Grade II: RigdensOn or next to this site · +2 more

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (5)

scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens and SSSIs.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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Source: Folkestone and Hythe

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