Planning application
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Installation of ground mounted solar panels on former menage.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1895
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1895
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Downs West
- Parish
- Westwell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 4NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2024/1941 Granted
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Ecological mitigation) , 6 (Materials) , 11 (Lighting design plan) , 12 (Light spill) and 13 (Biodiversity) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0273
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PA/2024/1911 Withdrawn
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans),16 (Solar Panels) and 21 (Use of stable block) of PA/2023/0273 for Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of a detached replacement dwelling and outbuilding/stable with a solar array, together with associated landscaping, drainage, and a reconfigured parking area; to allow for an outbuilding with continued domestic use rather than the approved outbuilding for equestrian purposes.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided householder applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Variation of conditions 2 (Plans),16 (Solar Panels) and 21 (Use of stable block) of PA/2023/0273 for Demolition of existing buildings. Erection of a detached replacement dwelling and outbuilding/stable with a solar array, together with associated landscaping, drainage, and a reconfigured parking area; to allow for an outbuilding with continued domestic use rather than the approved outbuilding for equestrian purposes.
Withdrawn Amendments Demolition 9 docsSmall domestic -
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4NQ
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 14 (Sewage Disposal) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0273
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Ecological mitigation) , 6 (Materials) , 11 (Lighting design plan) , 12 (Light spill) and 13 (Biodiversity) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0273
Granted Conditions 10 docs
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