Folkestone Garden Centre, Canterbury Road, Swingfield Minnis, Folkestone, CT15 7HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
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 . Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Jul 2026.
Documents 22
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Associated applications 4
- ConditionsApproval of details pursuant to conditions 8 (construction management plan), 20 (surface water…This application26/0805/FH/CON
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Last counted 7 Oct 2026
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- 22 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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Referenced application
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Folkestone Garden Centre, Canterbury Road, Swingfield Minnis, Folkestone, CT15 7HX
Hybrid application seeking full planning permission for the demolition of the existing greenhouses, store buildings and toilet block alongside the refurbishment of existing garden centre building and rear courtyard, erection of side extension to provide a café, kitchen and WC, a front extension to provide a new entrance building, the erection of a covered retail area to rear alongside a new delivery area and storage building with associated car parking, landscaping and other works. Outline planning permission for…
- Received
- 16 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 16 Aug 2024
- Outcome
- Withdrawn

The consultation period closed on 22 Jun 2026.