Lympne Castle, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Approved on 24 January 2025
Council decision: Approve with Conditions
Proposal
Retrospective application for: - change of use of ancillary store area to Class E (b) to provide kitchen and back of house facilities for the bistro; - internal reconfiguration of the bistro to provide an internal partition and bar; and - replacement of external plant.
- Received
- 10 December 2024
- Ward
- Hythe Rural
- ReceivedReceived10 Dec
- ValidatedValidated10 Dec
- Consult.Consultation24 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Jan
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at LYMPNE CASTLE, THE STREET, LYMPNE, HYTHE, CT21 4LQ. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 3,080 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. The site is in the Lympne conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Hythe Rural. We hold 1,106 applications in total for the CT21 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
- CT21 4LQ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lympne
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 December 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 24 January 2025
- Consultation end
- 24 January 2025
- Application expires
- 4 February 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Lympne
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 (6)
listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens and SSSIs.
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Associated applications
- 202413 Dec
Works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 02 of 1959 4 x Beech to be felled.
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPOFiled alongside24/1965/FH - 202410 Dec
Retrospective application for: - change of use of ancillary store area to Class E (b) to provide kitchen and…
This applicationApprovedFull24/1934/FH - 202410 Dec
Retrospective Listed Building Consent for: - change of use of ancillary store area to Class E (b) to provide…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside24/1948/FH
Planning history at this site
16 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202630 Oct
Change of use of field to car parking (retrospective).
PendingFull Planning Permission26/1447/FH - 202621 Oct
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a 1.8m ragstone wall.
PendingListed building consent26/1733/FH - 202612 Oct
T1 Pine fell to ground level.
WithdrawnApplication26/1686/FH/DD - 202623 Apr
Change of use of land as event and staff car parking.
RefusedFull Planning Permission26/0640/FH - 202614 Apr
Works to trees subject to TPO No. 02 of 1959, T2 Beech fell and grind out stump. T3 Beech remove 175mm…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO26/0594/FH - 20262 Apr
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 & T2 Ash root prune.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area26/0542/FH/TCA - 20262 Apr
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T8- T11 Ash fell to ground level and stump removal.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area26/0540/FH/TCA - 20266 Mar
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 & T2 Ash root prune.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area26/0346/FH/TCA - 202528 Oct
Listed Building consent for alterations to internal doors to ensure fire safety
ApprovedListed building consent25/1990/FH - 202513 Aug
Works to trees in a Conservation Area comprising of T1 Sycamore to cut back overhang to give 2.5m clearance…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area25/1533/FH/TCA - 202516 Jul
Change of use of garden store to cafe. Erection of shop to the east of the proposed cafe. Installation of a…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/1298/FH - 202512 Feb
Retrospective application for a replacement greenhouse
ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/0256/FH - 202527 Jan
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the continued use of Lympne Castle and the surrounding grounds…
ApprovedLawful development: Existing use25/0135/FH - 202423 Oct
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of 2 x Holme Oak reduce by 5 metres in height and 4 metres…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area24/1677/FH/TCA - 20069 Jan
Felling of three Beech trees, the subject of Tree Preservation Order No. 2 of 1959.
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPOY06/0023/SH - 200525 Nov
Felling of two Macrocara trees in a conservation area and replacement with two Holly Trees.
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation areaY05/1555/SH
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