Planning application
21/00971/AS
79 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PH
Proposal
Change of use and subdivision of existing retail unit to retail unit and separate hot food takeaway; proposed extraction flue
As published by the council, reference 21/00971/AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 May 2021
Received by Ashford
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21 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Refuse
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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OTH/2024/2339 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/1049 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/0137 Granted
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OTH/2024/1445 Granted
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Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 (Contamination Verification) & 22 (Surface Water Drainage Verification) for planning permission 22/00249/AS
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PA/2026/0940 Granted
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PA/2026/1313 Awaiting decision
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PA/2025/2362 Granted
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Change of use of Care Home (C2) to Residential Dwelling (C3) to include proposed extension and erection of car barn plus the conversion of existing outbuilding into incidental outbuilding with associated landscaping.
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PA/2025/2019 Granted
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Proposed open storage barn and associated works
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PA/2026/1304 Awaiting decision
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