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Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB

Refused Ashford PA/2024/2325 Lawful development: Existing use

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

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Received by Ashford

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Feb 2025

    Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Not Lawful

  4. 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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What 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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