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Agricultural buildings at Romden Farm, Romden Road, Smarden, Kent

Granted Ashford 21/01378/AS Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification for change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a flexible office use

As published by the council, reference 21/01378/AS

Application record

Reference
21/01378/AS
Type
Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
Received
28 Jul 2021
Validated
28 Jul 2021
Decided
22 Sep 2021
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2021

    Received by Ashford

  2. 22 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 22 September 2021, 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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