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Medhurst Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DZ

Refused Ashford NOT/2025/1685 Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of one agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one dwelling house and associated operational development.

As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1685

Application record

Reference
NOT/2025/1685
Type
Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Sep 2025
Decided
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Biddenden
Parish
Biddenden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN27 8DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • NOT/2026/0779 Granted

    Medhurst Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DZ

    Prior approval for change of use of one agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one dwelling house and associated operational development.

    Decided 22 Jun 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

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What 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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