34 Radnor Cliff, Folkestone, CT20 2JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/1196/FH - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Alterations to fenestration including replacement of cladding & render and removal of a window on the west elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
7 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
29 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 31

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Site constraints 7

Sandgate High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 236 m away: Martello tower no 4, Cliff Road, Folkestone; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Folkestone built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT20 2JL
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish
Sandgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Brookfield

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, 6 days slower than Shepway's median of 47 for extensions. Refused, as 17% of extensions here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
344decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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