Folkestone and Hythe Council

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Reference	Name	Dataset	Description	Period start date	Period end date	Local planning authorities	Documentation URL	Document URL	Required housing	Entry date	Notes
folkestone-and-hythe-council-local-plan	Places and Policies Local Plan	local-plan	Meets development requirements of 2031 Core Strategy to 2030/31	2006-04-01	2031-03-31	E60000257	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/planning-policy/adopted-development-plan	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/downloads/file/3598/places-and-policies-local-plan	8750	2026-06-24	Adopted local plan
folkestone-and-hythe-council-local-plan-2037	Core Strategy Review 2022	local-plan	Replaces 2031 Core Strategy	2019-04-01	2037-03-31	E60000257	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/planning-policy/adopted-development-plan	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/downloads/file/3593/core-strategy-review-2022	13284	2026-06-24	Adopted local plan
folkestone-and-hythe-council-new-local-plan	Folkestone & Hythe Local Plan	local-plan	Emerging local plan to replace the 2022 Core Strategy Review and 2020 Places & Policies Local Plan	2026-04-01	2045-03-31	E60000257	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/planning-policy/new-folkestone-hythe-local-plan	https://www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk/planning-policy/new-folkestone-hythe-local-plan	15580	2026-06-24	Emerging local plan. Required housing based on standard methodology of 820 homes per year (at June 2026) for 19 year plan period. Figure is housing need generated by standard methodology not accounting for constraints.