Planning application
Ash Hill House, Ash Hill, Ruckinge, TN26 2PE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed enclosure of two open bays of existing carport to be used as garage/workshop/storage.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0344
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0344
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Planning Permission is Required
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Saxon Shore
- Parish
- Ruckinge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 2PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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3 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Planning Permission is Required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 21 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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