Planning application
Warren Retail Park, J Sainsbury Plc, Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8YN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation of rooftop solar PV panels.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1622
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/1622
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 16 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Furley
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8YN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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16 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 16 October 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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