Folkestone Garden Centre, Canterbury Road, Swingfield Minnis, Folkestone, CT15 7HX
Pending
26/0805/FH/CON
Description
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 8 (construction management plan), 20 (surface water drainage), 24 (sustainable surface water drainage scheme), 25 (infiltration), 28 (foul water drainage), & part 31 (hard landscaping) of planning permission 23/0963/FH.
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Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
FOLKESTONE GARDEN CENTRE, CANTERBURY ROAD, SWINGFIELD, DOVER, CT15 7HX
Approval of details pursuant to condition 29 (i) (archaeological field evaluation) of pla…
2025
Approved
FOLKESTONE GARDEN CENTRE, CANTERBURY ROAD, SWINGFIELD, DOVER, CT15 7HX
Approval of details pursuant to condition 29 (i) (archaeological field evaluation) of pla…
2018
With conditions
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of two storey rear extension (resubmission of Y18/1114/FH).
2018
With conditions
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of two storey rear extension (resubmission of Y18/1114/FH).
2018
Withdrawn
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of a two storey rear extension (resubmission of Y18/0837/FH)
2018
Withdrawn
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of a two storey rear extension (resubmission of Y18/0837/FH)
2018
Refused
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
2018
Refused
Minnis House Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Erection of a two storey rear extension.
2016
Refused
Macfarlanes Nurseries Canterbury Road Swingfield Dover Kent CT15 7HX
Change of use from garden centre and butterfly centre to garden centre, butterfly centre…
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#35 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #7 out of 292. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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Shepway decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #233 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #203 of 292
95%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #7 of 292
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #6 of 292
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
42 decided
756
Total decisions
131 refused in 2025