Planning application
New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of conditions 1(i) (Agricultural Occupancy) of Planning Permission WE/9/60/14b; to allow for the removal of the agricultural occupancy of the property.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0225
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0225
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8NR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2025/2124 Granted
New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the breach of agricultural occupancy condition
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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2 Apr 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 2 April 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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