The Shamrock, 44, East Cliff, Folkestone, CT19 6BX
Proposal
Change of use from 6 bedroom 6 person HMO (Use Class C4) to 7 bedroom 7 person HMO (Sui-Generis).
- Received
- 27 August 2026
- Decided
- 5 October 2026 · Withdrawn by Applicant
- Ward
- Folkestone Harbour
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated27 Aug
- Consult.Consultation25 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 39 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Shamrock, 44, East Cliff, Folkestone, CT19 6BX. Shepway has handled 764 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Shepway's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Folkestone Harbour. We hold 236 applications in total for the CT19 postcode area.
Application Details
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Publicity
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Additional Information
Source: Shepway
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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