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The Lifeboat, 42 North Street, Folkestone, CT19 6AF

25/1741/FHListed Building Consent (Alt/Ext)Refused
Listed building consent

Refused on 12 November 2026

1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Listed building consent for replacing multiple sash windows in a like for like manner and re-painting the building white.

Received
16 September 2025
Ward
Folkestone Harbour
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated23 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Nov

Decided in 112 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at THE LIFEBOAT, 42 NORTH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 6AF. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 294 applications of this type. This one was decided in 422 days, 53 weeks longer than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. The site is in the Folkestone conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Folkestone Harbour. We hold 242 applications in total for the CT19 postcode area.

84% of heritage 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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Why it was refused

  1. Insufficient information and justification have been provided to demonstrate that the loss of the historic windows was necessary, to assess the significance and condition of the original windows, or to establish that repair was not a viable alternative. Furthermore, the replacement windows appear to differ materially from the historic windows they replace, resulting in the loss of historic fabric. In the absence of sufficient information and justification, it has not been demonstrated that the works preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies HB1 and HB8 of the Places and Policies Local Plan 2020 and Policies HE4, HE5 and HE6 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CT19 6AF
Application type
Listed Building Consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Folkestone

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 July 2026
Consultation expiry
15 October 2026
Consultation end
15 October 2026
Application expires
12 November 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Folkestone and Hythe

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