Planning application
Ivy End Farm, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8RH
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/2025/0651.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1376
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/1376
- Type
- Biodiversity Gain Plan
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8RH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Ashford
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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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.
About this record
Reading the register
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Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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