Planning application
108-110, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of 3 x exterior backlit signs and 2 x projecting/hanging backlit signs - Retrospective
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0249
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0249
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 8SD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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