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Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

Granted Ashford OTH/2024/1147 Non-Material Amendment

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00025/AS for (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for up to 437 dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii) full planning permission for the erection of 288 dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two-form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse of 292 sq m, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide 280 sq m of A1 (retail), 180 sq m of A1 (retail foodstore) , 100 sqm A3 (café), 75 sq m A5 (takeaway), 190 sq m D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks; to allow changes to Block C and the associated car parking area.

As published by the council, reference OTH/2024/1147

Application record

Reference
OTH/2024/1147
Type
Non-Material Amendment
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
20 Jun 2024
Validated
20 Jun 2024
Decided
25 Oct 2024
Ward
Kennington
Parish
Kennington
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 13 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 1 refused.

  • OTH/2024/1739 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (A) (BREEAM), 6 (Acoustics), 22 (Soft Landscaping), 23 (Hard Landscaping), 25 (Underground services), 26 (Services Plan), 27 (Highways), 30 (Slab levels), 35 (Fibre Broadband) & 36 (EVCPs) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only)

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • OTH/2024/1645 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 29 (Foul & surface water disposal) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only).

    Decided 5 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • PA/2024/1533 Refused

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Variation of condition 23 (hard landscaping) to remove the requirement for all boundary treatments exposed to a public or private communal space to comprise walls rather than fences of planning permission 19/00025/AS for (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii). full planning permission for the erection of dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide A1 (retail), A1 (retail foodstore), A3 (café), A5 (takeaway), D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks.

    Decided 13 Nov 2024 Amendments
  • OTH/2024/1528 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Detail submitted pursuant to condition 28 (Contamination Remediation Strategy), 31 (Geo-archaeological Field Evaluation), 49 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 19/00025/AS in relation to Block C of the Local Centre only.

    Decided 7 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2024/0983 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 54 (Flood Risk Assessment - compensatory storage) for planning permission 19/00025/AS

    Decided 20 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2024/0943 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 16 (Footway on eastern side of Willesborough Road), 28 (parts 1, 2, & 3 only) (Remediation Strategy), and 53 (Land Contamination Verification Report - area around TP6 for Asbestos and Phenols) for planning permission 19/00025/AS.

    Decided 14 Feb 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2024/0095 Withdrawn

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 33 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 19/00025/AS

    Decided 31 Jan 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2024/0094 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 49 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of planning permission 19/00025/AS,

    Decided 14 Feb 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2023/2130 Granted

    Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 32 (crime prevention) & 40 (external lighting) of planning permission 19/00025/AS

    Decided 14 Feb 2025 Conditions
  • OTH/2023/1942 Granted

    Land between railway line and, willesborough road, kennington, kent

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 38 (fine details) & 60 (A) (water efficiency calculations) of planning permission 19/00025/AS relating to residential phase only.

    Decided 14 Feb 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jun 2024

    Received by Ashford

  2. 25 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 25 October 2024, 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 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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