Post Office Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NA

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• PA/2026/0823 Granted

  Post Office Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NA

  Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the internal boiler and external flue, both to be installed in place of the existing boiler and flue's positions once removed.

  Decided 9 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 2 Dec 2025

   Received by Ashford

2. 23 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 April 2026, 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided full applications in a median of 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Post Office Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NA

  PA/2026/0823 Submitted 5 May 2026 0m away

  Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the internal boiler and external flue, both to be installed in place of the existing boiler and flue's positions once removed.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docs

• Perrin House, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NA

  NOT/2024/2283 Submitted 9 Dec 2024 0m away

  H1- Hornbeam hedge in the rear garden. The hedge has been allowed to lapse and we would like to reduce it from 4.5 meters to 3 meters in height to increase light coming in to the garden below.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Old School House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QA

  20/00359/CONB/AS Submitted 8 Jul 2021 58m away

  Discharge condition 3b

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Little Smarden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NB

  NOT/2026/1250 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 114m away

  5 day notice - Fell Silver Birch - Reason for works: Tree is dead.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Militia House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB

  20/00105/TC Submitted 28 May 2020 114m away

  Description: T1 and 2 - Ornamental Conifer Trees - To fell both

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Little Smarden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB

  20/00189/TC Submitted 1 Sep 2020 114m away

  Description: T1 lime - fell; G2 row of small conifers (10-20cm DBH) approx 5m long - fell.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• PA/2026/1134 Granted

  Unit 3, Gallagher Retail Park, Norman Road, Ashford, TN23 7DH

  Application for the installation of a mezzanine floor to be used for a pet care, treatment and grooming facility within Use Class E and installation of external condenser units.

  29 Jun 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/1151 Granted

  93 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA

  Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external front elevation of Nationwide Building Society branch

  30 Jun 2026 Full applications
• PA/2025/0955 Granted

  Ferramenta, Market Place, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LR

  Replace conservatory frames and replace failed roof tiles and roof membrane (like for like).

  20 May 2025 Full applications
• PA/2026/0985 Granted

  The Wyvern School, Great Chart Bypass, Great Chart, TN23 4ER

  Change of use of land for the siting of a converted horse box to be used as a coffee cart ancillary for the use of the school (retrospective)

  2 Jun 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/1135 Granted

  The Limes Community Garden, The Limes, Stanhope, TN23 3NY

  Proposed extension of an existing building and relocation of the existing office shed to a new position

  29 Jun 2026 Full applications