Planning application
Lovelace Livery, Lovelace Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior notification for the erection of an agricultural storage building
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1435
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1435
- Type
- Prior notification: Building (agricultural/forestry)
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Ashford
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided prior approval applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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NOT/2026/1414 Refused
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Prior notification for agricultural storage building.
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NOT/2026/1476 Awaiting decision
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