Planning application
Land Northeast of Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the building to part residential (Class C3) and part commercial use (Class E), and the construction of a roadway and parking area, together with associated landscaping. (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0618
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0618
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Weald South
- Parish
- Orlestone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1301 Awaiting decision
Land Northeast of Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Bio-diversity enhancements) & 6 (External lighting) of planning permission PA/2026/0618
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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OTH/2026/1301 Awaiting decision
Land Northeast of Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Bio-diversity enhancements) & 6 (External lighting) of planning permission PA/2026/0618
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 19 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.
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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