Planning application
Woodchurch Church Of England Primary School, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of sensory trail and walkway, refurbishment of EYFS playground area including artificial grass. Replacement of covered walkway.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1628
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1628
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Weald South
- Parish
- Woodchurch
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3QJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2025/2297 Granted
Woodchurch Church Of England Primary School, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QJ
T1 - Maple - to be removed to ground level and tree stumps managed. Maple approx 2 years old. T2 - Ash - to be removed to ground level and tree stumps managed. Ash approx 2 years old. Reason for works - subsidence issues
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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10 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Feb 2026
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
14 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 4 February 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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