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Field to West of National Grid Converter Substation, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF

Granted Ashford PA/2026/0214 Removal/variation of conditions

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026 Lawful development

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

75 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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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