Planning application
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0375
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0375
- Type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6GE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 6 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1491 Awaiting decision
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), removing the restriction that drainage works must be situated onsite
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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/2024/2051 Decided
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Opinion request in relation to the retention of the existing Inland Border Facility (IBF) and Border Control Post (BCP)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 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 13 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.
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Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
90% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct
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), removing the restriction that drainage works must be situated onsite
Awaiting decision Amendments 3 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, 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 52 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 6 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 -
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
96% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug
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
Awaiting decision Conditions 10 docs
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