Planning application
Units 1-7 Elwick Place, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use relating to all ground floor units from a mix of A1/A3/Sui Generis uses to a flexible use to include: Class E (a) Retail other than for the sale of hot food, (b) the sale of food and drink which is mostly consumed on the premises, (d) Indoor sport, recreation or fitness; Class F1 (b) For the display of artwork (not for sale or hire), (e) As a public hall or exhibition hall; Class F2 (b) Community halls and meeting places; and Sui Generis uses as a: theatre, amusement arcade, public house, wine bar or drinking establishment, drinking establishment with expanded food provision, and live music performance venue.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1892
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1892
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
- Postcode
- TN23 1AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 23 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.
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