Planning application
Orchard Cottage, Shottenden Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8JA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The provision of 25 touring and camping pitches within the existing orchard and conversion of the existing stable block to a shower, toilet and utility, including a new proposed sewage treatment plant.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0534
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0534
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Downs North
- Parish
- Chilham;Molash
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT4 8JA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
18 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
-
28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
43 documents on file for this application
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Ashford granted permission on 13 August 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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