Planning application
Land North & Land East of High Brooms, Bethersden Road, Smarden
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval to alter/upgrade 2 x existing entrances to create access.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0711
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0711
- Type
- Prior notification: Road (agricultural/forestry)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Ashford
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14 May 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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