Barrack Block 1, Burgoyne Barracks, West Road, Folkestone Data via plota.co.uk

26/1659/FH/CON - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 167 m away: Shorncliffe Redoubt, Shorncliffe Camp; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Folkestone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 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

Council
Shepway
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish
Sandgate
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Dec 2026

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Oct 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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