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Ruckinge Village Hall, Hamstreet Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2NU

Granted Ashford PA/2026/0505 Change of use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed change of use of village hall (Use Class F2) to a mixed use of village hall (Use Class F2) and pre-school (Use Class E(f))

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0505

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/0505
Type
Change of use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Decided
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Saxon Shore
Parish
Ruckinge
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN26 2NU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 24 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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