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

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Nearby applications

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

    PA/2026/0380 Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    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

    PA/2025/1731 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 50 yards 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 50 yards 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
  • The Rosary, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP

    PA/2026/0407 Submitted 2 Mar 2026 450 yards away

    Erection of a 2metre wall with brick piers and 2m high oak gates fronting the highway.

    Granted Householder 8 docs
    Domestic
  • Meadow Court, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP

    PA/2026/1422 Submitted 6 Aug 2026 450 yards away

    Proposed single-storey detached garage and home office outbuilding

    Granted Householder 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • The Rosary, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP

    OTH/2026/0902 Submitted 19 May 2026 450 yards away

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Hedge Planting) for planning permission PA/2026/0407

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

In Ashford

  • PA/2026/1328 Granted

    32 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AR

    Change of use of the existing first and second floor commercial office accommodation (Use Class E) to a single self-contained holiday let, together with replacement ground floor door to rear elevation.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PA/2026/1324 Granted

    Charing Church of England Primary School, School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN

    Single storey rear extension containing open plan classroom and external access ramp and steps.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PA/2026/0707 Granted

    Aldington Post Office, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DA

    Alterations to the front of the shop (Retrospective)

    Received 16 Apr, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PA/2026/1059 Granted

    Bethersden Cricket Club, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BQ

    Stationing of timber clad site cabin structure to provide changing and toilet facilities and retention of 2 existing storage containers

    Received 15 Jun, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PA/2026/1741 Awaiting decision

    Hillside Garage, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, TN25 4HE

    Single storey rear extension to mechanics workshop

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Full applications