Caesars Way Folkestone - S73 planning application - FH/25/222 (KCC/FH/0003/2025

Email to me, 21/5/25: "A planning application that is in your new KCC Division (Cheriton, Sandgate and Hythe East) which will be reported to the Planning Applications Committee and I wanted to give you opportunity to comment if you wish. 

"The application documents can be found by clicking on the following link - Planning Register : Kent County Council Caesars Way Folkestone - S73 planning application - FH/25/222 (KCC/FH/0003/2025)"

Response sent 28/5/25, following discussions with Folkestone Town Councillor colleagues:

Although the site is in my division, I wish to object on the basis of loss of amenity to residents along the approach to the site, the majority of which falls in Folkestone West division.

 I oppose the amendment of Condition 10, where they seek to remove the conditions around overnight deliveries to the the site.

“The revised hours relate only to deliveries to site and deposits which are proposed between the hours of 19:00 and 07:00 Monday to Saturday, in addition to the already permitted hours.”

The lorry route directly passes residential housing at the end of Ashley Avenue at the junction with Tile Kiln Lane, at the end of Surrenden Road also at the junction with Tile Kiln Lane, and facing directly onto Tile Kiln Lane and Cherry Garden Lane on the route to the M20.

Condition 10 was in place to protect their overnight residential amenity, and was imposed relatively recently in recognition of the impact that would have.

The statement in support of the variation says:

“The implementation of overnight operations would facilitate a more efficient and sustainable management of highway recycling materials across Kent, with minimal impact on the local highway network (as concluded in the report produced by Charles & Associates).”

Actually, what it would do is put up to 40 additional lorry movements every night (up from zero allowed now) past residential dwellings as discussed above.

I do not feel that meets in any way the spirit of the original planning agreement, will be detrimental to the amenity and health (sleep patterns have a clear impact on mental and physical long term health) of residents on those lorry routes, and the condition should not be varied to allow night-time movements.