Planning application
Little Dawbourne, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6PY
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 19 ( Landscape Proposal drawing) of planning permission 21/00986/AS for the Demolition of the existing properties and the construction of a 64 bedroom care home (C2 Use Class) with associated parking and development; to allow for the previously agreed 'buffer zone' to be integrated for residents recreational purposes.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/2196
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/2196
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tenterden St Michael's
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 6PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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29 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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OTH/2026/1014 Granted
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OTH/2026/0783 Granted
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Non Material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/2196 for - "Variation of condition 19 (Landscape Proposal drawing) of planning permission 21/00986/AS for the Demolition of the existing properties and the construction of a 64 bedroom care home (C2 Use Class) with associated parking and development; to allow for the previously agreed 'buffer zone' to be integrated for residents recreational purposes" - to allow a change of description to refer to 65 bedrooms rather than 64.
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PA/2026/0773 Granted
Stonebridge Manor, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6PY
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission PA/2025/2196 for the "Demolition of the existing properties and the construction of a 64 bedroom care home (C2 Use Class) with associated parking and development; to allow for the previously agreed 'buffer zone' to be integrated for residents recreational purposes" - to allow for changes to the approved floor plans comprising the conversion of one care suite to provide two separate care home bedrooms.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 25 March 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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