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New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR

Granted Ashford PA/2026/0225 Removal/variation of conditions

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.

  • PA/2025/2124 Granted

    New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the breach of agricultural occupancy condition

    Decided 9 Jan 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 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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What 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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