Planning application
Great Engeham Farm, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for a general purpose agricultural farm building with associated hardstanding
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1289
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1289
- Type
- Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval not required
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Weald South
- Parish
- Woodchurch
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Ashford
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval not required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 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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