Planning application
Field to West of National Grid Converter Substation, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (CEMP), 5 (Tree Protection), 7 (Noise Impact Assessment), 10 (Surface Water Drainage), 12 (Fire Pollutants Control), 13 (Soft Landscaping), 15 (LEMP), 16 (EMMP), 18 (External Lighting) and removal of Condition 6(i) (Highway condition Survey) in its entirety for Planning Permission PA/2022/2544 "The laying out of a battery storage facility, intermediate substation, water storage tank, cabling, fencing, access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure on field to west of National Grid Sellindge Converter Substation"; to allow for changes to layout and alternative technology to be installed.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0214
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0214
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Smeeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/1511 Awaiting decision
Field to West of National Grid Converter Substation, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate -Existing - to confirm the lawful commencement of development pursuant to planning permission PA/2026/0214.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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PA/2026/1511 Awaiting decision
Field to West of National Grid Converter Substation, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate -Existing - to confirm the lawful commencement of development pursuant to planning permission PA/2026/0214.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
75 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 12 June 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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