South Kent Christian Community Church, 32 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT20 1BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of church to 1no. two-bedroom dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 4
Consultation & comments 6
Associated applications 6
- VariationVariation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) to allow for alterations to boundary treatment…26/1097/FH
Conditions 10 discharged · 10b awaiting decision
Show 2 more · 1 approved, 1 pending
- VariationVariation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 5 (window details) and removal of condition 3…25/2134/FH
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 3
Last sold for £300,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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