Former Foxwood School, 59 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QJ Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 16 June 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.
Proposal
Hybrid application comprising of a full planning application for the erection of 60 dwellings together with retained and enhanced green infrastructure framework, open space, parking and all associated engineering operations, together with an outline application (all matters reserved except access) for up to 90 residential units. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 11 May 2026; it is now day 335.
Planning committee
Decided by Shepway Planning and Licensing Committee on 16 Jun 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved by 8 votes to 2
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the landscape-led scheme would provide housing on an allocated site, with impacts controlled by conditions and obligations.
- The town council and neighbours raised concerns about trees, habitat, drainage, density, traffic, parking, services and affordable housing.
- The committee voted 8 to 2, with 1 abstention, to grant permission subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Shepway's committee minutes of 16 Jun 2026.
Documents 136
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 34
Plans & drawings 61
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 24
Other documents 13
Site constraints 6
Checked on 8 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
Decision outlook
Day 335, past the statutory target. 93% of full applications in Shepway are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
Public comments
77% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 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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The consultation period closed on 11 May 2026.