Planning application
New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the breach of agricultural occupancy condition
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/2124
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/2124
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8NR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/0225 Granted
New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR
Removal of conditions 1(i) (Agricultural Occupancy) of Planning Permission WE/9/60/14b; to allow for the removal of the agricultural occupancy of the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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