Wembdon Business park, Wembdon Farm , Bower Road , Ashford, TN25 6SZ

1. 9 Feb 2023

   Received by Ashford

2. 6 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

3. 16 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

More on full applications applications in our guide

• Overhead line replacement at Delstead, Station Road, Smeeth, Kent

  19/00023/OLE/AS Submitted 18 Nov 2019 310m away

  Alterations to the HV & LV overhead lines in upper Dicker. The works include the removal of the a section of HV and LV overhead line by installation of terminal pole and the installation of an HV and LV underground cables.

  Granted Other 5 docs

• Evegate Manor, Station Road, Smeeth, TN25 6GB

  PA/2026/1531 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 421m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Listed Building Consent for the the Install short length (approximately 2m) of guttering and corresponding downpipe to East side of rear facing building projection to prevent an ongoing problem of damp ingress.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 3 docs

• Evegate Manor, Station Road, Smeeth, TN25 6GB

  PA/2026/1530 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 421m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Listed Building Consent for the Installation of security cameras (Retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 3 docs

• Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SX

  OTH/2026/1163 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 447m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug

  Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 3 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 4 (Sustainable Drainage System), 5 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 7 (Materials), 8 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 10 (Bicycle storage), 11 (Vehicle Charging Points), 12 (Refuse), 13 (External lighting), 16 (Sewage disposal), 17 (Telecommunication Infrastructure), 23 (Habitat Creation & Enhancement) of planning permission PA/2025/0602

  Awaiting decision Conditions 15 docs

• PA/2026/0520 Withdrawn

  Ashenden Farm, Bell Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8LD

  Construction of a 20m by 40m menage / riding arena

  16 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0312 Withdrawn

  89-91, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA

  Proposed change of use of the existing offices (Class E) to four residential flats (Use Class C3) and associated works

  17 Feb 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0579 Granted

  Oakwood, Sparrow Hatch Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3ED

  Change of use of existing studio to a one bedroom self-contained holiday let together with the replacement of a window with a French door and decking

  25 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0284 Granted

  Horton View, Fiddling Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6AP

  Change of use to expand established residential curtilage and retention of ancillary mixed use outbuilding (Retrospective)

  12 Feb 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/1116 Granted

  International House, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HT

  Proposed relocation of the plant space of International House from the ground floor to roof.

  23 Jun 2026 Full applications