Planning application
Marten Farm, Martens Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the change of use of 2no barns and land within their curtilage to 2no dwelling houses and associated operational development
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0254
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/0254
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 12 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- High Halden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2025
Received by Ashford
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3 Apr 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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