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Land rear of 1 and 2 Buckhurst Cottages sites 3 and 4, Ongley Lane, Biddenden

Refused Ashford PA/2025/1980 Lawful development: Existing use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development - Existing – Use of caravan for occasional overnight accommodation for recreational/leisure purposes and storing equipment associated with this.

As published by the council, reference PA/2025/1980

Application record

Reference
PA/2025/1980
Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Biddenden
Parish
Biddenden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • NOT/2025/1984 Granted

    Land rear of 1 and 2 Buckhurst Cottages sites 3 and 4, Ongley Lane, Biddenden

    5 Day Notification to fell for safety reasons

    Decided 28 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Ashford

  • PA/2026/1285 Granted

    Sheerland Farm, Swan Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0PN

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Class R, conversion of agricultural building to flexible commercial use. Area 84.534 m2, dimensions 5.840 m x 14.475 m

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PA/2026/0967 Refused

    Leigh Green Industrial Estate, Unit 5, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DE

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels.

    Received 29 May, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PA/2026/1773 Awaiting decision

    89, Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW

    Lawful development Certificate - Proposed erection of garden outbuilding

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • PA/2026/1800 Awaiting decision

    13 Goldfinch Drive, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FQ

    Lawful Development Certifcate - Proposed - Loft conversion with a rear dormer and velux windows.

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • PA/2026/1447 Granted

    11 Linden Road, Ashford, TN24 8BT

    Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Conversion of two residential flats into one dwellinghouse

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Lawful development