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Castle Barn, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ

25/1974/FHFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of barn and erection of replacement building to provide wedding venue with associated parking and landscaping.

Received
23 October 2025
Ward
Hythe Rural
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.26 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Castle Barn, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 3,080 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lympne conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
Large
Parish
Lympne

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2025
Consultation expiry
26 October 2026
Consultation end
26 October 2026
Application expires
30 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Lympne Castle Management Limited

Company number 14634514

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 Feb 2023 (3 years old)
Nature of business
Other business support service activities
Registered office
Hythe

1 other planning application by this company in Folkestone and Hythe.

  • 26/1447/FH · Folkestone and Hythe · Lympne Castle, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Statutory period
353 days

Additional information

Documents
102

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: 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.

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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© 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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