This is the page for the new Folkestone & Hythe District Council Planning newsletter — an update providing residents, partners, and stakeholders with clear and accessible information on key development activity across the district. It will be published twice a year.
This newsletter highlights major planning applications, progress on strategic development sites, updates on planning policy, enforcement, Community Infrastructure Levy funding, and wider place making initiatives.
Planning newsletter (PDF, 2.32MB)
Our aim is to increase transparency, support community understanding of the planning process, and keep residents informed about how growth and investment are being delivered across the district. The newsletter includes relevant planning application references, which can be searched via our online Planning Applications Portal for further detail.
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge that local authorities can set on new development in order to raise funds to help fund the infrastructure, facilities and services - such as schools or transport improvements - needed to support new homes and businesses. A proportion of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies will be spent on local projects in the neighbourhoods where development has been built.
If you have an idea for a project in your local area, where the need for it can be linked to development which is taking place or has been recently completed, please contact your local town/parish council as they may have funds they can devote to such a project. The contact details for town and parish councils is here Parish council contact details