Planning application
8-9 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-material amendment for planning permission 18/01470/AS (Change of use to guest accommodation) to allow changes to internal layout.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0455
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0455
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 8 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8SQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Mar 2023
Received by Ashford
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10 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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1 Aug 2026
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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 refusal means
Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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