Kengate Industrial Estate 142 Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 6LU Data via plota.co.uk

26/1697/FH/CON - Approval of details reserved by a condition Closed

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to conditions 13 (materials) & 14 (hard & soft landscaping) of planning permission 25/1760/FH. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Camber to Folkestone across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Scheduled monument 98 m away: Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 149 m away: Kent Downs; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 303 m away: Lympne Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Hythe built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
CT21 6LU
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Hythe Rural
Parish
Hythe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026

Public comments

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Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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