Planning application
Medhurst Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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/2026/0779
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0779
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jun 2026
- 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.
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NOT/2025/1685 Refused
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Ashford
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22 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
28 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 grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 22 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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Medhurst Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DZ
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