First Floor Offices, Aspen House, West Terrace, Folkestone, CT20 1TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1483/FH - Full Planning Permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Change of use & conversion of first floor office suite into 8no.self-contained apartments, including removing defective glazing & inserting matching walling, including new balconies, windows & doors, external cycle & bin storage & associated external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 08:18

Application progress

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Received

9 Sept 2026

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Validated

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 10 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Nov 2026, from Shepway's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Documents 14

Site constraints 3

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Folkestone War Memorial, Grade II*, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 8 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 10 with distances

33 mFolkestone War MemorialGrade II*
47 m1 and 2, Albion VillasGrade II
47 mFolkestone Memorial CairnGrade II
74 m3 and 4, Albion VillasGrade II
92 mLloyds BankGrade II
101 m5 and 6, Albion VillasGrade II
109 mFormer Gas ShowroomGrade II
130 mLamp Bracket and Bollard to North West of Parish ChurchGrade II
133 mThe Leas Lift, including waiting rooms, pump room, lower station tanks, track, cars, wheel houses, tank room, upper station tunnel and railingsGrade II*
135 m3 Bollards to South of Parish ChurchGrade II

Historic England ↗

Conservation area about 21 m away: Folkestone

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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Also on the record

Inside the Folkestone built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 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 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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