Planning application
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
Works: New dwelling Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of oasthouse into a dwelling, with single-storey garden room/home office and associated works (self-build)
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1965
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/1965
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 31 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West
- Parish
- Tenterden;Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 7LU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1291 Awaiting decision
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
Discharge submitted pursuant to Conditions 5 (Site Plan - Bat Tiles), 7 (Lighting Plan), 12 (Walls and Fences) of planning permission PA/2025/1965
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OTH/2026/1268 Awaiting decision
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials) & 4 (Fine Architectural Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/1991
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PA/2025/1966 Granted
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
New highway access with driveway and internal pathway serving Ratsbury
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PA/2025/1991 Granted
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of the oasthouse into a dwelling
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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31 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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OTH/2026/1291 Awaiting decision
Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LU
Discharge submitted pursuant to Conditions 5 (Site Plan - Bat Tiles), 7 (Lighting Plan), 12 (Walls and Fences) of planning permission PA/2025/1965
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 February 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Awaiting decision Conditions 36 docs -
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