Planning application
Land west of Romden North Bridge, Romden Road, Smarden
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Habitat Bank Proposal
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1351
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1351
- Type
- Habitat Bank Application
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2025
Received by Ashford
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25 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 September 2025, 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
13 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's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Ashford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.