Planning application
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 16/00125/AS for Construction of 326 new dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaped areas including a neighbourhood play area, internal roads for the development, details of distributor roads E and F, Waterbrook Link Road, a district play area north of Captain's Wood and surface water drainage measures; to allow changes to the layout of the residential plots, alter the design and layout of apartment Blocks 4, 5 and 9, and to include the addition of earth bunds to the public amenity area within Phases B6-B8.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0116
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0116
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield;Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
- Parish
- Mersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2025/1594 Granted
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (Disposal of foul and surface water) phases B6-B8 only of planning permission 11/00473/AS
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OTH/2025/1511 Granted
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (Part B only) (Materials) of Planning Permission 16/00125/AS
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NOT/2023/0454 Granted
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Silver Birch (8) tag no 858 - Fell due to snapped stem. Goat Willow (9) - Tree dead - to fell. Goat Willow (12) - Tree dead, stem snapped at base, to fell. Group (16) - Fell, group dead wind blown trees. Whitebeam (17) tag no 855 - Fell due to roots lifting and stem split.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Ashford
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 17 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 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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