Planning application
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Variation of condition 23 (hard landscaping) to remove the requirement for all boundary treatments exposed to a public or private communal space to comprise walls rather than fences of planning permission 19/00025/AS for (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii). full planning permission for the erection of dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide A1 (retail), A1 (retail foodstore), A3 (café), A5 (takeaway), D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks.
As published by the council, reference PA/2024/1533
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2024/1533
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 16 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 16 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Kennington
- Parish
- Kennington;Kennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 13 applications since 2022: 10 approved, 1 refused.
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OTH/2024/1739 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (A) (BREEAM), 6 (Acoustics), 22 (Soft Landscaping), 23 (Hard Landscaping), 25 (Underground services), 26 (Services Plan), 27 (Highways), 30 (Slab levels), 35 (Fibre Broadband) & 36 (EVCPs) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only)
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OTH/2024/1645 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 29 (Foul & surface water disposal) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only).
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OTH/2024/1528 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Detail submitted pursuant to condition 28 (Contamination Remediation Strategy), 31 (Geo-archaeological Field Evaluation), 49 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 19/00025/AS in relation to Block C of the Local Centre only.
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OTH/2024/1147 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00025/AS for (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for up to 437 dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii) full planning permission for the erection of 288 dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two-form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse of 292 sq m, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide 280 sq m of A1 (retail), 180 sq m of A1 (retail foodstore) , 100 sqm A3 (café), 75 sq m A5 (takeaway), 190 sq m D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks; to allow changes to Block C and the associated car parking area.
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OTH/2024/0983 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 54 (Flood Risk Assessment - compensatory storage) for planning permission 19/00025/AS
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OTH/2024/0943 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 16 (Footway on eastern side of Willesborough Road), 28 (parts 1, 2, & 3 only) (Remediation Strategy), and 53 (Land Contamination Verification Report - area around TP6 for Asbestos and Phenols) for planning permission 19/00025/AS.
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OTH/2024/0095 Withdrawn
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 33 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 19/00025/AS
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OTH/2024/0094 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 49 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of planning permission 19/00025/AS,
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OTH/2023/2130 Granted
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 32 (crime prevention) & 40 (external lighting) of planning permission 19/00025/AS
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OTH/2023/1942 Granted
Land between railway line and, willesborough road, kennington, kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 38 (fine details) & 60 (A) (water efficiency calculations) of planning permission 19/00025/AS relating to residential phase only.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Aug 2024
Received by Ashford
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13 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Refuse
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
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PA/2026/1758 Awaiting decision
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