Planning application
Balcony Farm, Haycross Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3TF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for proposed change of use of existing agricultural barns and land within their curtilage to form three smaller and two larger residential dwellings with associated operational development
As published by the council, reference 21/01490/AS
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01490/AS
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 12 Aug 2021
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2021
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2021
- Ward
- Weald South
- Parish
- Woodchurch
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3TF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/00180/AS Refused
Balcony Farm, Haycross Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3TF
Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of 5 detached single storey dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2021
Received by Ashford
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6 Oct 2021
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 6 October 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.
Nearby applications
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Balcony Farm, Haycross Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3TF
Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of 5 detached single storey dwellings.
Refused Full applications Demolition 47 docsSmall domestic -
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Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
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Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Detailed Plans), 5 (Sewage Disposal), 8 (Parking) & 11 (Lighting) for planning permission 21/02220/AS
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Berridge Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SX
85% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
Proposed erection of a detached garage and the change of use of land from agricultural use to residential use for the domestic property.
Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs -
Berridge Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SX
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 1 (Boundary Treatments and Bin Storage), 2 (Landscaping Scheme) & 3 (Biodiversity) of planning permission PA/2025/0478
Granted Conditions 6 docs -
Orange Farm Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SX
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Granted Householder Extension Demolition 19 docsSmall domestic
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