38 Morehall Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 4EF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use of Church Hall to Dwelling (Use Class C3) including removal of part of roof to provide a garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Apr 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning committee
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Documents 27
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 10
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £140,000 in April 2026. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 42 days slower than Shepway's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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