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Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

Granted Ashford NOT/2026/1108 Prior approval - Network Rail (Part 18)

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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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)

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Prior approval
  • 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)

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What 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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