Planning application
Boat Nursery, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BN
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of commercial Class E units following demolition of redundant glasshouse building, along with landscape and biodiversity enhancements
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1544
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1544
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Saxon Shore
- Parish
- Bonnington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 7BN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1766 Awaiting decision
Boat Nursery, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BN
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 11 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1544.
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OTH/2026/1668 Awaiting decision
Boat Nursery, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BN
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission PA/2025/0325
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PA/2025/2024 Granted
Boat Nursery, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BN
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents)of planning permission PA/2024/2314 for "Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to Class E use"; to allow for an altered proposal to detach the existing barn from the neighbouring premises to improve potential fire separation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Ashford
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27 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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OTH/2026/1766 Awaiting decision
Boat Nursery, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BN
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 11 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1544.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 24 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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