25 Athelstan Road, Folkestone, CT19 6EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for a change of use from C3 (dwelling house) to C4 (small HMO) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Shepway's recent changes of use.
Documents 9
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 16 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £210,000 in May 2026. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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
Decision outlook
Day 14 of the 56-day target. Shepway usually decides changes of use by day 53.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
11 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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