Planning application
Focus House, Bridge Road, Ashford, TN23 1HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from vacant office use (Class E) to education use (Class F1) and associated external works including reconfiguration of parking, landscaping, fencing, external alterations to building and a multi-use games area.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0183
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0183
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 1HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Ashford
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 12 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.
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