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Land adjacent to 1 Sir John Moore Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5DE

26/0408/FHFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 26 May 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective change of use of land to garden and erection of fence.

Received
16 March 2026
Ward
Hythe
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land adjacent to 1 Sir John Moore Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5DE. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 3,080 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 3 weeks longer than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 127 applications across Hythe. 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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Why it was refused

  1. The 1.80‑metre‑high timber fence, due to its height, solid form and prominent position forward of the building line, appears overly dominant, intrusive and out of keeping with the open frontage character of Sir John Moore Avenue. The development is visually detrimental to the character and appearance of the surrounding street scene and is contrary to Policies HB1 and HB8 of the Places and Policies Local Plan (2020).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CT21 5DE
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hythe

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
21 April 2026
Consultation end
21 April 2026
Application expires
26 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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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