Planning application
Land at Gate House (16A Townland Close) and land to the south and east of Gate House (16A Townland Close), Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain plan informative for planning permission PA/2024/1272
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1704
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1704
- Type
- Biodiversity Gain Plan
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1031 Granted
Land at Gate House (16A Townland Close) and land to the south and east of Gate House (16A Townland Close), Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AR
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 23 (Landscape and Ecological Design Strategy) and 24 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of planning application PA/2024/1272
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OTH/2026/0107 Granted
Land at Gate House (16A Townland Close) and land to the south and east of Gate House (16A Townland Close), Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AR
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1272 for erection of 9 dwellings with access, parking, cycle storage, refuse storage, landscaping, pumping station and other associated works to allow changes to first floor layout of plot 6 and allow bathroom windows to plots 6 and 9 to be opening.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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23 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 27 February 2026, 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 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.
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Land at Gate House (16A Townland Close) and land to the south and east of Gate House (16A Townland Close), Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AR
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 23 (Landscape and Ecological Design Strategy) and 24 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of planning application PA/2024/1272
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Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1272 for erection of 9 dwellings with access, parking, cycle storage, refuse storage, landscaping, pumping station and other associated works to allow changes to first floor layout of plot 6 and allow bathroom windows to plots 6 and 9 to be opening.
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