Shorts Wood House, Tenterden Road, From Clapper Hill To Pb, Biddenden, TN27 8DW

1. 26 Jan 2026

   Received by Ashford

2. 12 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

4. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Ashford granted permission on 7 May 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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Ferndale, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, TN27 8DW

  PA/2025/1900 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jan

  Erection of two-storey dwelling, external changes to existing incidental building including alterations to fenestration and changes to external material treatment, erection of boundary fences, increase of height to existing boundary wall, alterations to ground levels and raised terrace around swimming pool area. (part retrospective).

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 34 docs
  Small domestic

• Shorts Wood House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DW

  PA/2024/1749 Submitted 20 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Proposed ground floor side extension with the addition of a balcony.

  Granted Householder Extension 17 docs
  Domestic

• Shorts Wood House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DW

  19/01210/AMND/AS Submitted 1 Nov 2019 250 yards away

  Revision to depth of extension and installation of dwarf brick wall on planning application 19/01210/AS (Single storey rear extension)

  Granted Amendments Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• PA/2026/1422 Granted

  Meadow Court, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP

  Proposed single-storey detached garage and home office outbuilding

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1438 Granted

  The Gables, Long Hill, Old Wives Lees, Chilham, CT4 8BN

  Single-storey side and rear extensions and roof extension including changes to existing fenestration following demolition of the attached garage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1316 Granted

  Churchfield House, Greenside, High Halden, TN26 3LU

  Single-storey side and rear extension with roof lantern, front porch with access ramp, covered area with ramped access to the side of the property and associated hard and soft landscaping.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1373 Granted

  Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EB

  Erection of a replacement porch, following the demolition of the existing.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1309 Granted

  4 Hadman Cottages, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW

  New dormer to the rear elevation with a proposed new pitched link in between two dormers (Part Retrospective)

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Householder