Planning application
Ritoweg Farm, Headcorn Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to two residential dwellings and associated operational development
As published by the council, reference 19/01452/AS
Application record
- Reference
- 19/01452/AS
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 11 Oct 2019
- Validated
- 18 Oct 2019
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2019
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8PN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Oct 2019
Received by Ashford
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18 Oct 2019
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Nov 2019
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 20 November 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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