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Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

Granted Ashford NOT/2024/2109 Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for the Change of Use and Conversion of 2No. Agricultural Buildings into 2No. Residential Dwellings with associated amenities.

As published by the council, reference NOT/2024/2109

Application record

Reference
NOT/2024/2109
Type
Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
Received
12 Nov 2024
Validated
12 Nov 2024
Decided
10 Jan 2025
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN27 8PR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/2025/2316 Granted

    Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

    Removal of condition 9 (Use of Access) of planning permission PA/2025/0887( Proposed new access and partial change of use of land to provide shared access serving approved residential dwellings (NOT/2024/2109) and to enhance agricultural access on the farm.) to enable efficient implementation of prior approval NOT/2024/2109.

    Decided 3 Feb 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Received by Ashford

  2. 10 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 10 January 2025, 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

    PA/2025/2316 Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Removal of condition 9 (Use of Access) of planning permission PA/2025/0887( Proposed new access and partial change of use of land to provide shared access serving approved residential dwellings (NOT/2024/2109) and to enhance agricultural access on the farm.) to enable efficient implementation of prior approval NOT/2024/2109.

    Granted Amendments 7 docs
  • Snughorn Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8PP

    PA/2024/1868 Submitted 9 Oct 2024 300 yards away

    Certificate of lawful development - proposed- single-storey side extension

    Granted Lawful development Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • Braid Farm Campsite, Braid Farm, Burnthouse Lane, Smarden, Kent, TN27 8PT

    21/01013/AS Submitted 2 Jun 2021 0.3 miles away

    Siting 6 additional holiday lodges, parking and landscaping.

    Refused Full applications 26 docs

In Ashford

  • NOT/2026/1476 Withdrawn

    Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN

    Prior notification for an agricultural machinery store.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/1471 Granted

    Priory Farm, Beckett Road, Appledore, TN26 2DR

    Prior notification for the demolition of an agricultural building.

    Received 14 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/1639 Awaiting decision

    Pay And Display Car Park, New Street Retail Park, New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TT

    Prior notification for the demolition of canopy and brick wall

    Received 10 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/1435 Refused

    Lovelace Livery, Lovelace Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AJ

    Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • NOT/2026/1404 Granted

    Ultratone, Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Wotton Road TN23 6LN

    Prior approval for the installation of PV mounted roof panels.

    Received 4 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Prior approval