Planning application
OTH/2023/0455
8-9 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
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
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
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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PA/2025/1725 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/0328 Refused
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Other amendments applications
In Ashford
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OTH/2026/1174 Refused
63, Romney Road, Ashford, TN24 0RR
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2026/0309 (Single‑storey rear extension wrapping the existing conservatory) to allow changes to roof form.
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OTH/2026/1321 Awaiting decision
7 Chapmans Close, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AX
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission PA/2026/0749 for Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey front extension together with erection of front porch; to allow changes to the porch roof changing it from flat roof to hipped roof.
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PA/2026/0876 Granted
Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JJ
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans & documents) & 5 (materials) of planning permission PA/2025/0422 to allow for changes to the proposed materials (lead cladding to dormers rather than hanging tiles).
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OTH/2026/1113 Withdrawn
156 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, TN23 6LS
Non-Material Amendment to planning Permission PA/2025/2341 for Two-storey rear extension; creation of a vehicular crossover and parking area to the rear with new access from Hampden Road; installation of associated fencing; erection of a new front porch; and alterations to fenestration, including the addition of a first-floor window on the side elevation. Following the demolition of the existing rear extension; to allow changes to the materials, the front porch design, and the rear extension roof.
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OTH/2026/1287 Awaiting decision
Units 1 & 2, Fletching Lane, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0ZP
Non-material amendment to planning permission NOT/2023/1021 for Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00098/AS to consider layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping in relation to the erection of 2no. new fast food restaurants and drive-throughs including associated access, parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to reduce parking spaces from 64 to 60 enabling the provision of EV charging points.