91 Canterbury Road, Folkestone, CT19 5NW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6 person HMO (Class C4), alterations to side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 36 days faster than Shepway's median of 53 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
22 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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