Hythe company fined for changing listed building shopfront
Folkestone and Hythe District Council has reported that a company has been fined for removing a shopfront on a listed building in Hythe High Street and installing a modern replacement.…
Folkestone and Hythe MP remains committed to delivery of the Harbour Plan
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 9 August 2023 When I was first elected as your Member of Parliament in…
Have your say on revised plans for safer walking and cycling from Cheriton to Folkestone
Kent County Council (KCC) wants to hear your opinions on the updated plans to make a safer and direct route for pedestrians and cyclists, along the B2064 Cheriton Road, from…
Calls to stop quarry extension and ‘appalling’ loss of ancient woodland near Maidstone
A proposed new quarry in Kent that could destroy even more ancient woodland than HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing combined must be stopped at all costs, says the Woodland Trust.…
Folkestone residents invited to have their say on town centre transformation
Library image Folkestone town centre Folkestone is set to become a more vibrant, accessible and green destination thanks to a £19.8m investment from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The fund…
Folkestone and Hythe council to decide on future of Princes Parade tomorrow
A report has been published asking the Leader to make a decision about the Princes Parade site. The current planning permission has an implementation date of 17 July 2023, after…
A Grade II listed Shepway farmhouse dating from 1739 honoured with RIBA South East Award 2023
Image: Hollaway Architects Upper Maxsted Farm ©Hufton+Crow Hollaway Studio’s award-winning design for Upper Maxted, near Stelling Minnis can be regarded as their client’s paean to architecture and has been inspired…
Ignoring planning breaches won’t make them go away warns council as Lydd man handed £1,000 court bill
A landowner in Lydd has been found guilty of failing to comply with a Planning Contravention Notice issued by Folkestone & Hythe District Council. The man was visited by Folkestone…
Folkestone F51 Sports Park shortlisted for RIBA Awards
F51 Sports Park Hollaway Studio, the award-winning London and Kent-based design practice has been shortlisted for three of its projects for the RIBA 2023 South East Awards. The trio of…
Rocking Horse Hospital included in Stephenson Brothers sustainable workshop and museum plans in Ashford
The award-winning architecture practice, Hollaway Studio, has designed a sustainable new workshop and museum for world-renowned rocking horse makers, Stevenson Brothers, replacing a former petrol filling station on a brownfield…