Planning application
Unit 7, Kingfisher Business Centre, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use of the existing Dance Studio to Children's Role Play Centre - Retrospective
As published by the council, reference PA/2025/2386
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2025/2386
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Furley
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8DG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2025/2194 Granted
Unit 7, Kingfisher Business Centre, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG
Consent to display 3 x non-illuminated fascia signs. Powder-coated metal/ acrylic sign boards fixed to the infill wall and above doors to Unit 7 and the flank wall of the same unit.
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PA/2025/1816 Granted
Unit 7, Kingfisher Business Centre, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG
Changes to front entrance including new glazed door with additional fire door and change of existing fire exit from timber to glazed door.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Ashford
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 10 February 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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Unit 7, Kingfisher Business Centre, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG
Consent to display 3 x non-illuminated fascia signs. Powder-coated metal/ acrylic sign boards fixed to the infill wall and above doors to Unit 7 and the flank wall of the same unit.
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Unit 7, Kingfisher Business Centre, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG
Changes to front entrance including new glazed door with additional fire door and change of existing fire exit from timber to glazed door.
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Details submitted pursuant to condition 10 (remediation validation report) of planning permission OTH/2022/3161.
Granted Conditions 9 docs
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