Planning application
Ruckinge Village Hall, Hamstreet Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2NU
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
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13 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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