Planning application
Ashford Designer Outlet, Kimberley Way, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0SD
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non material amendment for the conversion of part of the upper level retail floorspace in Anchor Unit 147 to ancillary storage area; Creation of 6 x retail kiosks in the Phase 1 public realm, following the removal of temporary kiosks; Minor internal alterations, including the removal of a WC and creation of an additional retail unit; and alterations to the landscaping scheme within Phase 2 on planning permission 14/01402/AS (Demolition of part of the existing Design Outlet Centre and the construction of buildings and structures to provide an extension to the retail designer outlet, comprising retail and restaurants units, tourist information / visitor unit, associated facilities, and office / centre management accommodation, re-configuration of existing car park, new car parking spaces, cycle parking, plant, hard and soft, public realms improvements, landscape works, highway works and other associated works)
As published by the council, reference 14/01402/AM04/AS
Application record
- Reference
- 14/01402/AM04/AS
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Permit
- Received
- 24 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 24 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Furley Ward, Norman Ward, Victoria Ward
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 0SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jan 2020
Received by Ashford
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13 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Permit
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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