Planning application
PA/2026/0490
Robin Hood Cottage, Canterbury Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0EY
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of summerhouse as residential dwelling.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0490
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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27 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Other lawful development applications
In Ashford
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PA/2026/0661 Decided
53 Rogersmead, Tenterden, TN30 6LF
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - conservatory to the north-west elevation
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PA/2026/1312 Awaiting decision
Shadow Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SN
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Erection of 2 bay garage following the demolition of the existing car barn
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PA/2026/1001 Decided
Rivendale, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Lawful Development Certificate – Proposed - Single-storey rear extension, insertion of windows to the side elevation at ground floor level; following demolition of the existing conservatory
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PA/2026/1303 Awaiting decision
Accommodation, The Star Inn, Selling Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BH
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing use as a single dwellinghouse.
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PA/2026/0962 Decided
The Hengherst Cottage, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PN
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Replacement of existing timber windows with brown uPVC