Planning application
Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval under Part 18 (Class A), Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, for proposed development comprising the ‘renewal of prefabricated workshop with a replacement modular unit and installation of a portable cabin office building’ to improve MELF facilities at Ashford MDU.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1108
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1108
- Type
- Prior approval - Network Rail (Part 18)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Is Given
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford & East Stour
- Parish
- South Willesborough & Newtown
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 0PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01007/AS Granted
Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Installation of solar panels on roof, air source heat pumps and plant area, transformer and electric vehicle charging points (Amended description)
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22/01006/as Granted
Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Installation of solar panels on roof, air source heat pumps and plant area, transformer and electric vehicle charging points (Amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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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
10 documents on file for this application
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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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