Planning application
Agricultural buildings at Romden Farm, Romden Road, Smarden, Kent
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
- 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
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28 Jul 2021
Received by Ashford
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22 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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