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Land South of Biddenden Green Farm, Smarden

Refused Ashford PA/2026/0759 Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Hybrid planning application comprising a Full planning application for the erection of 30no residential dwellings including access, open space, landscaping, car parking and associated infrastructure and earthworks. Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for access) for the construction of 2no self/custom-build dwellings.

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0759

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/0759
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Decided
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Smarden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 26 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 25 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

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

88 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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