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Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

Awaiting decision Ashford 21/01595/AS Approval of reserved matters

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Proposal

Reserved matters application to consider access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00098/AS for the development of 364 dwellings, a convenience/farm shop/ café building , wetland area, landscaping, open space, drainage, parking and other associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 21/01595/AS

Application record

Reference
21/01595/AS
Type
Approval of reserved matters
Status
Under Consultation
Received
2 Sep 2021
Validated
2 Sep 2021
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Parish
Sevington with Finberry
Decision by
Planning Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 9 applications since 2020: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH/2026/0390 Granted

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 53 (Archaeology) , 54 (Archaeology) , 56 (Groundwater & Contaminated Land) , and 74 (Ecology) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS

    Decided 24 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • OTH/2026/0389 Granted

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 74 (Ecological appraisals - Parcel A) of planning permission 18/00098/AS.

    Decided 23 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • OTH/2026/0292 Granted

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to Condition 74 (C) (SWEMP) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS

    Decided 23 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Part discharge of condition 24(B) (Development Brief)

    Decided 4 Jan 2024 Conditions
  • 18/00098/AM02/AS Withdrawn

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Amendment to the Hybrid Areas Parameter Plan by extending the detailed area of the development on planning permission 18/00098/AS (Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising (1) Application for full planning permission for the construction and operation of a 600-space truck stop; a 2,162 sqm GIA service building providing 1,734 sqm GIA of ancillary truck stop service facilities and 878 sqm GIA of B1 offices; buildings providing 6,308 sqm GIA B1 (b and c only), B2 and B8 floorspace for small and medium enterprises; associated access, parking and landscaping, including highway infrastructure works to Waterbrook Avenue and (2) Application for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved) for 8.9ha of employment uses comprising uses falling within use classes B1, B2 and B8, a class A1 superstore of up to 2,323 sqm, drive-through restaurants (use classes A3/A5), a petrol filling station and ancillary convenience store, and car showrooms (sui generis); and up to 400 residential dwellings, with class A1, A3 and A5 neighbourhood retail uses, associated drainage, parking, landscaping and infrastructure)

    Decided 4 Oct 2021 Amendments
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Discharge of condition 73 (in respect of the elements of the site for which full permission has been granted (i.e. SME units and Truck Stop)

    Decided 7 Oct 2021 Conditions
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Discharge of conditions: 4, 7, 44, 52 & 78 (in respect of the elements of the site for which full permission has been granted (i.e. SME units and Truck Stop)

    Decided 8 Nov 2023 Conditions
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    Application to discharge condition 16 of planning permission 18/0098/AS (Truck Stop Management Plan) including subsequent consent for the erection of new 12m high and some 8m high lighting columns within the Truck Stop and proposed landscaping

    Decided 17 Sep 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2021

    Received by Ashford

  2. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 October 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Ashford took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

801 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford's median decision took 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About reserved matters applications

A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    18/00098/CONF/AS Submitted 11 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Application to discharge condition 16 of planning permission 18/0098/AS (Truck Stop Management Plan) including subsequent consent for the erection of new 12m high and some 8m high lighting columns within the Truck Stop and proposed landscaping

    Granted Conditions 56 docs
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    18/00098/CONG/AS Submitted 25 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions: 4, 7, 44, 52 & 78 (in respect of the elements of the site for which full permission has been granted (i.e. SME units and Truck Stop)

    Granted Conditions 20 docs
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    18/00098/CONQ/AS Submitted 23 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Part discharge of condition 24(B) (Development Brief)

    Granted Conditions 33 docs
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    18/00098/CONN/AS Submitted 16 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 73 (in respect of the elements of the site for which full permission has been granted (i.e. SME units and Truck Stop)

    Granted Conditions 9 docs
  • Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent

    18/00098/AM02/AS Submitted 23 Aug 2021 50 yards away

    Amendment to the Hybrid Areas Parameter Plan by extending the detailed area of the development on planning permission 18/00098/AS (Hybrid planning application for mixed-use development comprising (1) Application for full planning permission for the construction and operation of a 600-space truck stop; a 2,162 sqm GIA service building providing 1,734 sqm GIA of ancillary truck stop service facilities and 878 sqm GIA of B1 offices; buildings providing 6,308 sqm GIA B1 (b and c only), B2 and B8 floorspace for small and medium enterprises; associated access, parking and landscaping, including highway infrastructure works to Waterbrook Avenue and (2) Application for outline planning permission (with all matters reserved) for 8.9ha of employment uses comprising uses falling within use classes B1, B2 and B8, a class A1 superstore of up to 2,323 sqm, drive-through restaurants (use classes A3/A5), a petrol filling station and ancillary convenience store, and car showrooms (sui generis); and up to 400 residential dwellings, with class A1, A3 and A5 neighbourhood retail uses, associated drainage, parking, landscaping and infrastructure)

    Withdrawn Amendments 7 docs
  • Ashford Truck Stop Unit 14, Arrowhead Road, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0FL

    21/01961/AS Submitted 11 Nov 2021 100 yards away

    Part retrospective application for the provision of an additional 60no. HGV spaces (660no. in total), as well as approval of proposed landscaping and bund works.

    Granted Full applications 56 docs

In Ashford

  • NOT/2025/2322 Granted

    Wyevale Garden Centre, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, TN26 2JZ

    Reserved matters application pursuant to planning permission 22/00792/AS for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 7 two-storey dwellings with associated parking, landscaping and drainage.

    Received 16 Dec, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • NOT/2023/0797 Awaiting decision

    59, Jemmett Road, Ashford, TN23 4QD

    Reserved matters application pursuant to planning permission 19/01447/AS (One pair of Semi-detached houses) to consider access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale

    Received 24 Apr, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 20/01146/AS Granted

    The Beeches, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AS

    Reserved matters application for approval of Appearance, Scale & Landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00251/AS (provision of 4No. detached 3 & 4 bedroom dwellings, with garaging/carports and amenity curtilages)

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Reserved matters
  • 19/01492/AS Granted

    Stonebridgelands, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SL

    Reserved Matters application detached single storey dwelling pursuant to outline planning permission 18/01062/AS

    Received 22 Oct, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Reserved matters