Planning application
New Blue Barn Store, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Ashford, TN30 6PR
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed redevelopment of the former Costcutter shop, store, and surrounding site to deliver a three‑storey residential building accommodating 4 no. flats. The scheme includes associated on‑site parking, the provision of a community amenity garden along the A28 frontage, and vehicular access to the development from Swain Road.
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/2373
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/2373
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tenterden St Michael's
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 6PR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 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
30 documents on file for this application
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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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