Planning application
Fruit Tree Meadow, Capel Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2EJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for agricultural use, including: 1 x Shed for storage = L 3.05m x W 2.45m x H 2m 3 x Polytunnels = L 10m x W 5m x H 2.6m 1 x Barn = L 23m x W 20m x H 5m 1 x 15000 litre Septic Tank (underground) Installation of electric supply c/o UK Power Networks
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0615
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0615
- Type
- Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Saxon Shore
- Parish
- Ruckinge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 2EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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23 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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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