248 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4DN

25/1757/FHFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 9 December 2025

1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of the rear workshop to class B2 and reinstate existing rear door.

Received: 19 September 2025
Council: Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Ward: Broadmead

ReceivedReceived19 Sep
ValidatedValidated15 Oct
Consult.Consultation28 Nov
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided9 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 248 CHERITON ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4DN. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 3,080 applications of this type. This one was decided in 81 days, 5 weeks longer than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Broadmead. We hold 242 applications in total for the CT19 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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Why it was refused

The proposed use of the site for activities within Use Class B2 is likely to generate noise and disturbance, resulting in significant harm to the residential amenity of neighbouring properties. In the absence of a Noise Assessment demonstrating that the development would not adversely affect amenity, the proposal fails to comply with Policy HB1 of the Places and Policies Local Plan and is contrary to paragraphs 135 and 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework, which seek to ensure that development safeguards the living conditions of existing residents.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: CT19 4DN
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Folkestone

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 28 November 2025
Consultation end: 28 November 2025
Application expires: 10 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

No recorded designations at this site.

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 (7)

conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Source: Folkestone and Hythe

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