Planning application
Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Smeeth
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from agriculture to business (Class E) for the sale of hot tubs , together with the erection of single storey building as showroom, erection of shed , the laying of hardstanding and erection of fencing - Retrospective
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0428
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0428
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Smeeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 15 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ashford through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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20 May 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 15 July 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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