Former Smiths Medical, Fort Road, Hythe, CT21 6FT Data via plota.co.uk

26/0973/FH/NMA - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non Material Amendment to planning permission to allow for amendments to the stairwell panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

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    Reserved mattersApprovedcouncil archive
    • AmendmentNon Material Amendment to allow for amendments to the stairwell panels.This application26/0973/FH/NMA

Site constraints 5

Camber to Folkestone across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hythe built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
CT21 6FT
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd

Public comments

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Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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