Planning application
Circus Farm, Biddenden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 9 (number of caravans) of planning permission 09/00036/AS for Change of use of land for a Travelling Showpeople’s winter quarters and alterations to existing access to allow for 4no additional caravans.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/2350
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/2350
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8QG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Ashford
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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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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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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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