Planning application
Wye School, Kempe Centre, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of solar panels on the school roofs.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1101
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1101
- Type
- Prior approval : Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Parish
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 5EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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24 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Is Given
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 10 August 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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