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Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE

Awaiting decision Ashford PA/2026/0350 Change of use

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 23 Feb 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 1 Dec 2025 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 1 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 60 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

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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What 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 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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  • Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE

    PA/2026/0380 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 0m away

    87% 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

    PA/2025/1731 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 0m away

    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 docs
    Domestic
  • Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE

    PA/2025/1764 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 0m away

    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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    OTH/2026/0902 Submitted 19 May 2026 397m away

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