Planning application
Little Smarden House, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed single storey ancillary outbuilding and external pool
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0319
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0319
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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26 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 22 May 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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