Planning application
Thorn Farm, Grigsby Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0273
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/0273
- Type
- Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 17 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2025
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2025
Received by Ashford
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19 Feb 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Mar 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 March 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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