PA/2024/1737

1. 18 Sep 2024

   Received by Ashford

2. 26 Sep 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Oct 2024

   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

• 20/00002/TC Granted

  Mouse Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF

  Description: T1 - Apple tree to the front of property. To prune small spurs of approx 1/2 ft which prove too heavy for the tree.

  7 Jan 2020 0m away Trees
• 20/00294/TC Granted

  The Rectory, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EG

  Description: Tree safety works as per tree safety survey

  4 Dec 2020 78m away Trees
• OTH/2026/1052 Granted

  Foundry Lodge, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EG

  T2 - Oak - Sever Ivy and remove minor deadwood, T3 - Oak - Removal of major deadwood and T4 - Ash - Sever Ivy , to aid future annual inspections due to ash dieback.

  15 Jun 2026 78m away Trees
• 20/00157/TC Granted

  2 Church Cottages, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EQ

  Description: T1 - Yew - Reduce height and diameter by 50% T2 - Acer - Fell tree

  21 Jul 2020 246m away Trees
• NOT/2026/0262 Granted

  2 Church Cottages, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EQ

  T1 - Apple tree - Fell - tree is dead.

  3 Feb 2026 246m away Trees
• 20/00309/TC Granted

  Glebe Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EQ

  Description: Maple Tree - crown thin by 25%, crown lift by 3 metres above ground level and crown reduction by 6m above ground level and 4m spread to clear back branches. Yew Tree - Crown reduction of 4.6 metres above ground level.

  18 Dec 2020 246m 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