Planning application
Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Nov 2024
Received by Ashford
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10 Jan 2025
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
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR
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