Planning application
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of dwellinghouse to a guesthouse, including new external door
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0350
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0350
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
- Parish
- Kingsnorth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 1HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PA/2026/0380 Awaiting decision
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of internal walls to ground floor. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation
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PA/2025/1731 Refused
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Change of use from dwelling to 8 no bed hotel. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation. Construction of 8no garden lodges.
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PA/2025/1764 Granted
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of walls, change window to door on ground floor North elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Ashford
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3 Mar 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 28 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
15 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 102 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
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Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
88% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr
Listed Building Consent for insertion of internal walls to ground floor. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 14 docs -
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Change of use from dwelling to 8 no bed hotel. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation. Construction of 8no garden lodges.
Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 36 docsDomestic -
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Listed Building Consent for insertion of walls, change window to door on ground floor North elevation.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 18 docs -
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