81-83 Radnor Park Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0417/FH - Lawful development Decided

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the use of the site as a mixed sui generis vehicle repair and servicing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
17 Mar 2026
Decided
28 Aug 2026

Decided on 28 Aug 2026 · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Folkestone built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
CT19 5BU
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
East Folkestone
Parish
Folkestone
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Silas Willoughby

Public comments

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Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026