Planning application
Westlea House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain Plan informative for planning permission PA/2025/1484
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1296
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/1296
- Type
- Biodiversity Gain Plan
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Parish
- Charing
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Ashford
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 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
4 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Ashford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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