Planning application
Marten Farm, Martens Lane, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JP
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 one dwelling house and associated operational development.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0955
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0955
- Type
- Prior approval Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 27 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- High Halden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 May 2026
Received by Ashford
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17 Jul 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 July 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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