Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Ltd, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, TN24 0PN

1. 9 Sep 2025

   Received by Ashford

2. 16 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

3. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

• Newtown Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

  PA/2026/0171 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~14 Apr

  Redevelopment of the site for a mixed use development comprising: • Change of use, upward extension and external alterations to the Locomotive Shed building to provide 412 residential dwellings and commercial floorspace (577m2) (Use Class E); • Change of use, upward extension and external alterations to the Engine Shed building to provide 20 residential dwellings and commercial floorspace (724m2) (Use Class E); • Erection of four new buildings providing 383 residential dwellings, internal parking spaces and commercial floorspace (64m2) (Use Class E); • Change of use of the Paint Shop building to provide commercial floorspace (108m2) (Use Class E); and • Change of use of the Acetylene Store (55m2) and Clock Tower (70m2) buildings to provide commercial floorspace (Use Class E) and/or community floorspace (Use Class F2), Plus associated infrastructure, landscaping, parking, servicing, access and other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 525 docs
  Small domestic

• Newtown Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

  PA/2026/0229 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~14 Apr

  Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations (including upward extension) to the Locomotive Shed and Engine Shed buildings

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension 455 docs
  Small domestic

• Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

  NOT/2026/1108 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 0m away

  Prior Approval under Part 18 (Class A), Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, for proposed development comprising the ‘renewal of prefabricated workshop with a replacement modular unit and installation of a portable cabin office building’ to improve MELF facilities at Ashford MDU.

  Granted Prior approval 10 docs

• Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

  22/01007/AS Submitted 15 Jul 2022 0m away

  Installation of solar panels on roof, air source heat pumps and plant area, transformer and electric vehicle charging points (Amended description)

  Granted Prior approval 30 docs

• Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

  22/01006/as Submitted 23 Jun 2022 0m away

  Installation of solar panels on roof, air source heat pumps and plant area, transformer and electric vehicle charging points (Amended description)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 32 docs

• Land At Newtown Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0PN

  OTH/2023/0185 Submitted 31 Jan 2023 0m away

  Discharge Of Condition 9(Highway Safety) and Part Discharge of Condition16(SUDS - Parts A Sustainable water drainage system and Parts B Detailed Drainage Scheme and Drainage Strategy) relating to application 19/01476/AS

  Granted Conditions 19 docs

• NOT/2026/1414 Refused

  Brockmans Farm, Brockmans Lane, Kingsnorth, TN25 7JB

  Prior notification for agricultural storage building.

  5 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• NOT/2026/1289 Granted

  Great Engeham Farm, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PU

  Prior notification for a general purpose agricultural farm building with associated hardstanding

  20 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• NOT/2026/1476 Awaiting decision

  Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN

  Prior notification for an agricultural machinery store.

  14 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• NOT/2026/1471 Awaiting decision

  Priory Farm, Beckett Road, Appledore, TN26 2DR

  Prior notification for the demolition of an agricultural building.

  14 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• NOT/2026/1477 Awaiting decision

  Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN

  Prior notification for the formation of agricultural track.

  14 Aug 2026 Prior approval