The Nook, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Refused on 31 July 2025
Council decision: Not Lawful
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the installation of photovoltaic panels to the south and east pitched roofs and flat roof to the rear.
- Received
- 12 June 2025
- Ward
- North Downs West
- ReceivedReceived12 Jun
- ValidatedValidated12 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at THE NOOK, CANTERBURY ROAD, ETCHINGHILL, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8DE. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 423 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days. The site is in the Etchinghill conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across North Downs West. We hold 1,627 applications in total for the CT18 postcode area.
77% of outline 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
- CT18 8DE
- Application type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lyminge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 June 2025
- Application expires
- 7 August 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Etchinghill
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.
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Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20253 Feb
Proposed Installation of photovoltaic panels on southern and western orientated pitched roof slopes, and flat…
RefusedHouseholder25/0190/FH - 202324 Jul
Proposed weatherboarding finish to north elevation to replace existing finish.
ApprovedHouseholder23/1184/FH - 20237 Apr
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/1858/FH
ApprovedNon-material amendment23/0617/FH/NMA - 20237 Mar
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/1858/FH
RefusedNon-material amendment23/0363/FH/NMA - 202221 Dec
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of T1 Small Yew - Fell
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/2174/FH/TCA - 202231 Oct
Erection of a rear extension, attached single garage and summer house
ApprovedHouseholder22/1858/FH - 202231 Oct
Felling of T1 Dawn Redwood situated in a Conservation area
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/1854/FH/TCA - 202217 Oct
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of T1 Ash Fell ,T2 Ash Fell , T3 Ash Fell , T4 Bay Fell, T5…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/1759/FH/TCA - 20228 Aug
Front Garden T1 Yew tree subject of Tree Preservation Order 23 of 2001 to carry out crown reduction by a max…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO22/1425/FH - 20228 Aug
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of front garden G1 Group of small trees Hazel, Cherry…
WithdrawnWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/1354/FH/TCA
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