Land Opposite Century House, Park Farm Road, Folkestone Data via plota.co.uk

Under Consultation 26/1626/FH/CON

Admin / procedural

Council

Shepway 7.4/10

Date received

around 1 Oct 2026

Date validated

1 Oct 2026

Description

Approval of details pursuant to conditions 6 (breeam), 38 (widening of footway) & 40a (Contamination desk top study)of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 05:24

Site constraints 7

Special area of conservation 141 m away: Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 141 m away: Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

National landscape 75 m away: Kent Downs

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Folkestone built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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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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%).

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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