Planning application
South Stour Nurseries, South Stour Road, Mersham, TN25 7HS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of existing commercial building for storage and distribution purposes (Use Class B8) (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1546
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1546
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
- Parish
- Mersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 7HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Ashford
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8 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 7 November 2025, 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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