Planning application
Barn at, Low Wood Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3AP.
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the change of use of Dutch Barn and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house and associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2024/2400
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2024/2400
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 23 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 10 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 28 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2024
Received by Ashford
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10 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Feb 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
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 28 February 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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