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Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden

Refused Ashford OTH/2026/1337 Non-Material Amendment

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1175 for the Erection of 9 bungalows with the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access from Mill Lane, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure to allow for minor alterations to boundary treatments to the rear of plots 4 to 9 inclusive.

As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1337

Application record

Reference
OTH/2026/1337
Type
Non-Material Amendment
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decided
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 2 refused.

  • OTH/2026/0900 Refused

    Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden

    Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission PA/2023/1175 Erection of 9 bungalows with the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access from Mill Lane, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure; to allow changes to the cladding material to the rear and side elevations of approved units.

    Decided 15 Jun 2026 Amendments
  • PA/2025/1999 Granted

    Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden

    Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) & 27 (Climate mitigation strategy) for planning permission PA/2023/1175 "Erection of 9 bungalows with the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access from Mill Lane, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure"; to allow for approved solar panels to be substituted for air source heat pumps

    Decided 26 Jan 2026 Amendments
  • OTH/2025/1642 Granted

    Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 20 (GCN License) & 21 (Reptile mitigation verification report) of planning permission PA/2024/2318.

    Decided 24 Oct 2025 Conditions
  • PA/2024/2318 Granted

    Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden

    Variation of condition 18 (Public right of way) of planning permission PA/2023/1175 for Erection of 9 bungalows with the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access from Mill Lane, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure; to allow for the footpath link to be constructed prior to first occupation of dwellings rather than prior to the commencement of development.

    Decided 13 Mar 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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