Planning application
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion request in relation to the retention of the existing Inland Border Facility (IBF) and Border Control Post (BCP)
As published by the council, reference OTH/2024/2051
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2024/2051
- Type
- Scoping Opinion
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Scoping Adopted
- Received
- 4 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
- Parish
- Mersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6GE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 7 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/1654 Awaiting decision
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Surface water drainage remediation works.
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OTH/2026/1491 Granted
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (Ref CROWN/2025/0000002) for "Buildings, Goods Vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week."; to allow for changes to condition 17 (Drainage Strategy), to remove the requirement for drainage works to be conducted 'within the curtilage of the site'.
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OTH/2026/1079 Awaiting decision
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 2 (lighting mitigation and implementation plan), 3 (signage strategy), 7 (Heritage/archaeological interpretation boards), 13 (litter maintenance and management) & 18 (staff car park) of planning permission OTH/2025/1437 Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002
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OTH/2026/0904 Granted
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week. - Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002 to allow changes to condition 5 - Noise Impact Assessment, condition 10 - Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan, condition 11 - Landscape Ecological Management Plan, condition 12 - Enhanced soft landscaping scheme, condition 15 - Landscape enhancements to staff entrance on Church Road and condition 17 - Drainage Strategy.
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OTH/2026/0533 Granted
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Staff Travel Plan), 6 (Air Quality Management Plan), 8 (Operational Waste Management Plan) and 16 (Emergency Use Strategy) of CROWN/2025/0000002 (Planning ref: OTH/2025/1437).
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OTH/2026/0375 Granted
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (CROWN/2025/0000002) for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week to allow changes to wording of conditions 3 (signage strategy), 13 (litter) and 18 (staff car park).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2024
Received by Ashford
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19 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Scoping Adopted
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Nearby applications
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Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (Ref CROWN/2025/0000002) for "Buildings, Goods Vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week."; to allow for changes to condition 17 (Drainage Strategy), to remove the requirement for drainage works to be conducted 'within the curtilage of the site'.
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Link Road Between Junction 10a M20 To A2070, Sevington, TN25 6GE
96% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 10 (LMMP),11 (LEMP),12 (Soft Landscaping) & 15 (Landscape enhancement to staff entrance) of planning permission OTH/2025/1437 Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002
Awaiting decision Conditions 17 docs -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (CROWN/2025/0000002) for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week to allow changes to wording of conditions 3 (signage strategy), 13 (litter) and 18 (staff car park).
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Link Road Between Junction 10a M20 To A2070, Sevington, TN25 6GE
96% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 17 (Drainage Strategy) of planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002)
Awaiting decision Conditions 53 docs -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Link Road Between Junction 10a M20 To A2070, Sevington, TN25 6GE
96% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Noise Impact Assessment) of planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002)
Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Staff Travel Plan), 6 (Air Quality Management Plan), 8 (Operational Waste Management Plan) and 16 (Emergency Use Strategy) of CROWN/2025/0000002 (Planning ref: OTH/2025/1437).
Granted Conditions 13 docs
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