Flats plan for part of former Debenhams given green light

Flats plan for part of former Debenhams given green light

A former Debenhams shop will be “adapted for high-quality modern town living” after a council approved a scheme to redevelop part of the site.

Folkestone Folca 1 Flats Approved as Council-Owned Building Sale Questions Remain

Folkestone’s former Debenhams has taken another step out of limbo. On Tuesday evening, Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Planning and Licensing Committee approved the conversion of Folca 1, the Edwardian part of the old department store, into 17 flats with commercial use retained at street level. The vote was decisive: 11 for, one against, none abstaining. The meeting was short. The consequences won’t be. This wasn’t a normal planning applic…