Former Aldi Store, 72 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Redevelopment for 32 retirement living apartments, 2 retirement cottages, and 179 sqm of Class E commercial space, including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026
Documents 62
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 21
Plans & drawings 20
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 8
Site constraints 7
Show all 45 with distances
- 11 m4, Mount StreetGrade II
- 37 m64, High StreetGrade II
- 38 mThe Swan HotelGrade II
- 46 m53 and 53a, High StreetGrade II
- 54 mLloyds BankGrade II
- 54 m67 and 69, High StreetGrade II
- 56 m86, High StreetGrade II
- 60 mStables to Rear of No 86 High StreetGrade II
- 61 mThe CottageGrade II
- 66 mBuilding Adjoining No 4 on the North (Western Part Only)Grade II
- 68 mThe White Hart InnGrade II
- 72 m8 and 8b, Bartholomew StreetGrade II
- 72 mCenturies, 1 and 2Grade II*
- 80 mThe Town HallGrade II*
- 87 m6, Marine Walk StreetGrade II
- 89 m31 and 33, High StreetGrade II
- 90 m8, Marine Walk StreetGrade II
- 91 m5-9, Church HillGrade II
- 92 mGrove HouseGrade II
- 97 m94-98, High StreetGrade II
- 99 m5 and 7, Bartholomew StreetGrade II
- 100 mNational Westminster BankGrade II
- 101 m22-26, Bartholomew StreetGrade II
- 102 mWall Adjoining Nos 5 to 9 (Odd) on South East SideGrade II
- 107 mBotfield CottageGrade II
- 110 mWall Adjoining No 26 to the North WestGrade II
- 111 mThe VicarageGrade II
- 111 m4, Prospect RoadGrade II
- 116 mCantle Cottage and Wall Adjoining West and South SidesGrade II
- 117 mThe Manor House the Old Manor HouseGrade II
- 119 m38, 38a and 40, High StreetGrade II
- 120 mWall Adjoining No 17 (Overbury) to South EastGrade II
- 121 mWall to North and West Sides of the DeneGrade II
- 124 mWall to Cantle Cottage on West SideGrade II
- 125 mWall Adjoining the Old Manor House to North, East and SouthGrade II
- 126 mOak HallGrade II
- 127 mChimneysGrade II
- 128 mOverburyGrade II
- 131 m36, High StreetGrade II
- 134 mWall to North and West of Nos 7 to 15 (Odd) Hillside CourtGrade II
- 136 m87, High StreetGrade II
- 140 mHythe War MemorialGrade II*
- 142 mWalls to North, South, East and West of Vicarage and Adjoining Property to the WestGrade II
- 145 m112 and 112a, High StreetGrade II
- 147 mAvenue Cottage and Wall Adjoining to the SouthGrade II
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 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 39 days slower than Shepway's median of 52 for new homes. Refused, as 33% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
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Last counted 25 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 10 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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