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26/1635/FH - Approval of reserved matters Under Consultation

Proposal

Application for the approval of Reserved Matters for 121 dwellings (access, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale) for phase 4 (part 2) of outline planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:45

Application progress

✓

Received

5 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Shepway's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents 127

Statements & assessments 5

PDF KCC Flood & Water Management Comments Document · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Document · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Updated Ecological Site Walkover Technical Note Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & Access Statement Plan · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey & Impact Assessment Document · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 110

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form (R) Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 1 Form · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF Folkestone Town Council Comments Document · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Merebrook Comments Email · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Comment Document · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Letter.pdf PDF · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF KSL Environment Agency Comment PDF · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Folkestone built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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: Approval of reserved matters
Received: 5 Oct 2026
Validated: 5 Oct 2026
Ward: Cheriton;Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish: Sandgate;Folkestone
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Jan 2027

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 91-day target. Shepway usually decides new homes by day 52.

prediction

Day 2368 days to the 91-day target

95%decided within 8 weeks

67%approved

60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 12 Nov 2026

Shepway

Planning Authority Score

7.4/10

Good

#49 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

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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