Planning application
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Works: Windows or glazing Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from dwelling to 8 no bed hotel. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation. Construction of 8no garden lodges.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1731
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1731
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 1 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
- Parish
- Kingsnorth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PA/2026/0380 Awaiting decision
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of internal walls to ground floor. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation
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PA/2026/0350 Awaiting decision
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Change of use of dwellinghouse to a guesthouse, including new external door
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PA/2025/1764 Granted
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of walls, change window to door on ground floor North elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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7 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
36 documents on file for this application
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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.
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Nearby applications
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Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
88% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr
Listed Building Consent for insertion of internal walls to ground floor. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 14 docs -
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
85% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr
Change of use of dwellinghouse to a guesthouse, including new external door
Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docsDomestic -
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of walls, change window to door on ground floor North elevation.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 18 docs -
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