Planning application
Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the demolition of the adjacent existing Shopping Centre.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1763
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1763
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
- Postcode
- TN24 8RY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1104 Awaiting decision
Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Details submitted pursuant to condition 11 (lighting plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1749.
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OTH/2026/0231 Granted
Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan) and 4 (Demolition Waste Recycling Plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1749
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PA/2025/1749 Granted
Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Demolition of the existing Shopping Centre and multi-storey car parks including associated structures, retention of frontage Units 92 and 94 on High Street. Formation of a temporary surface-level car park with 200 spaces including temporary associated ancillary works for a period of up to 5 years
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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10 Dec 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
42 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 10 December 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.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Park Mall and Associated Carparks, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 10 (Hoarding Strategy) of Planning Application PA/2025/1749
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
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Granted Full applications Demolition 47 docs -
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Granted Conditions Demolition 14 docs -
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