Planning application
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details submitted pursuant to condition 22 (Reptile Mitigation strategy - Translocated Report) for planning permission PA/2025/1208
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/2167
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/2167
- Type
- Discharge of Condition(s)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bybrook
- Parish
- Kennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1547 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1208 for the erection of a Class E retail unit alongside access, car parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to: • The Reverse Vending Machines (Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)) specification has been updated, allowing its relocation closer to the store entrance. • Relocation of car and motorcycle spaces to facilitate the re-positioning of the DRS closer to the store entrance • The accessible EV spaces have been relocated closer to the store entrance • EV spaces have been relocated away from the proposed surface water drainage route • The provision of a free standing InPost locker unit, located behind the retaining wall.
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OTH/2026/1264 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 16 (SCOOT System) for Planning Permission PA/2025/1208
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OTH/2026/1269 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 18 (Delivery Management Plan) of Planning Permission PA/2025/1208
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OTH/2026/1267 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (unexpected contamination remediation scheme) of Planning Permission PA/2025/1208
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OTH/2026/0763 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (green roof) of planning application PA/2025/1208
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OTH/2026/0730 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PA/2025/1208
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OTH/2025/1922 Granted
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission PA/2025/1208 for Variation of Conditions to (The erection of a Class E retail unit alongside access, car parking , landscaping and associated works); to allow changes to Condition 16 (Installation of SCOOT System) for alignment of the wording of the condition with the submitted technical note and KCC Highways advice.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 12 March 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1208 for the erection of a Class E retail unit alongside access, car parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to: • The Reverse Vending Machines (Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)) specification has been updated, allowing its relocation closer to the store entrance. • Relocation of car and motorcycle spaces to facilitate the re-positioning of the DRS closer to the store entrance • The accessible EV spaces have been relocated closer to the store entrance • EV spaces have been relocated away from the proposed surface water drainage route • The provision of a free standing InPost locker unit, located behind the retaining wall.
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