Planning application
Vine Hall Farm, Office At, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, TN26 3JY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use and conversion of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to two dwelling houses and associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0733
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0733
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2024/1929 Withdrawn
Vine Hall Farm, Office At, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, TN26 3JY
Proposed self build dwelling for agricultural worker
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Ashford
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 16 June 2026, 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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