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Ashford College, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1NN

Granted Ashford PA/2025/1745 Full planning permission

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Construction of a three storey extension comprising 1,710 sqm GIA/1,848 sqm GEA (Use Class F1) to provide additional teaching and ancillary accommodation for Ashford College , roof top plant enclosure, landscaping and ancillary works to the north of the existing College buildings and fronting Station Road.

As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1745

Application record

Reference
PA/2025/1745
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
17 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Victoria
Parish
Central Ashford
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN23 1NN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

54 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 14 April 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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