PA/2023/0045

1. 10 Jan 2023

   Received by Ashford

2. 27 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 Mar 2023

   Decision issued: Proposed Use/Development Would Be Lawful

4. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• NOT/2026/0656 Granted

  14 Old Vicarage Gardens, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DG

  T1 and T2 (Unknown Species) - To fell. Reason for works - Both cause a lack of daylight into the house and causing damage to fence due to growth.

  6 Apr 2026 69m away Trees
• 20/00215/TP Granted

  Chaucer Cottage, 4A Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AF

  Description: T1 medlar tree - Proposal to undertake up to 1m crown reduction all over. This will maintain good shape and balance along with a healthy open plan canopy to allow air flow. Overall maintaining sensible size for the garden.

  29 Sep 2020 89m away Trees
• 19/00234/TP Granted

  Chaucer Cottage, 4A Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AF

  Description: T1: Medlar Tree - To reduce new growth back 1-1.5m to previous good growth points. Remove deadwood. T2: Fig Tree - Reduce sides back to good growth points by up to 1.5m

  21 Oct 2019 89m away Trees
• PA/2026/0427 Awaiting decision

  4, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AF

  Change of use from restaurant/B&B to a single dwellinghouse and annexe/holiday let to including changes to fenestration on ground and first floor. Alterations to the rear parking area to include new residential garden and provision of seven parking spaces.

  4 Mar 2026 89m away Full applications
• PA/2026/0446 Awaiting decision

  4, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AF

  Listed Building Consent for removal of internal walls and external staircase. Replace external doors to windows on ground and first floor.

  4 Mar 2026 89m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 20/00205/TC Granted

  14-16 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BJ

  Description: Sycamore sapling- To Fell. Growing at a fast rate, the owner of the tree is aware of its destructive nature and gives full consent for the tree to be removed, starting to cause subsidance.

  21 Sep 2020 103m away Trees

• PA/2026/0661 Decided

  53 Rogersmead, Tenterden, TN30 6LF

  Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - conservatory to the north-west elevation

  7 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/1312 Awaiting decision

  Shadow Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SN

  Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Erection of 2 bay garage following the demolition of the existing car barn

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/1001 Decided

  Rivendale, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF

  Lawful Development Certificate – Proposed - Single-storey rear extension, insertion of windows to the side elevation at ground floor level; following demolition of the existing conservatory

  4 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/1303 Awaiting decision

  Accommodation, The Star Inn, Selling Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BH

  Lawful Development Certificate - Existing use as a single dwellinghouse.

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PA/2026/0962 Decided

  The Hengherst Cottage, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PN

  Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Replacement of existing timber windows with brown uPVC

  28 May 2026 Lawful development