Planning application
Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of the land for the storage of vehicles and materials.
As published by the council, reference PA/2024/2325
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2024/2325
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Existing Use/Development Is Not Lawful
- Received
- 16 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Isle of Oxney
- Parish
- Appledore;Appledore
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 2DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2024
Received by Ashford
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19 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Feb 2025
Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Not Lawful
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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