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Folca, 48-66, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DW

26/1177/FHFull Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Installation of conservation rooflights and automatic opening vent to roof

Received
21 July 2026
Decided
8 October 2026 · Approve with Conditions
Ward
Folkestone Central
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.7 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 79 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Shepway81% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at Folca, 48-66, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DW. Shepway has handled 764 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Shepway's median. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Folkestone Central. We hold 380 applications in total for the CT20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/1177/FH
Address
Folca, 48-66, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DW
Postcode
CT20 1DW
Local Authority
Shepway
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Under Consultation
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 July 2026
Consultation Expiry
7 October 2026
Date Decided
8 October 2026
Date Validated
21 July 2026
Date Submitted
21 July 2026
Consultation End
7 October 2026
Application Expires
9 October 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Case Officer
Alex Stafford
Statutory Period
80 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
12
Coordinates
51.079100, 1.178766
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Shepway

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Jul

    Application for Prior Approval under Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted…

    ApprovedPA - from Shop/ Bank to dwellingsFiled alongside26/1212/FH/PA
  2. 2026
    21 Jul

    Installation of conservation rooflights and automatic opening vent to roof

    This applicationApprovedFull26/1177/FH

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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 2026-10-09. 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.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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