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Land South-west of the junction of Bullfinch Avenue and Avocet Way, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford

Awaiting decision Ashford OTH/2026/1542 Non-Material Amendment

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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/01232/AS for Outline application for a mixed use local centre scheme comprising up to 63 residential dwellings, up to four retail units (comprising a convenience foodstore (A1) and up to three A1/A2/A3/A5 units) and a public house (A4), with associated parking. All matters reserved except for site access to allow changes to: 1. Description of Development: Amended to include provision for a children's nursery under Use Class D1. 2. Condition 1 'Phasing': Revised wording to amend the timing of submission, and remove requirement for detailed sequencing. 3. Condition 5 'Scope of Development': Amended to include provision for a children's nursery under Use Class D1. 4. Condition 10 'Additional Floorspace': Amended to include provision for a children's nursery under Use Class D1. 5. Condition 16 'Construction of Highway Works': Amended to remove reference to detailed internal highway layout.

As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1542

Application record

Reference
OTH/2026/1542
Type
Non-Material Amendment
Status
Valid
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Parish
Sevington with Finberry
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Aug 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 29 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 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

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided amendment applications in a median of 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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