Planning application
188 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing use as a 7 bedroom HMO.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0767
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0767
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Norman
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 7SS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Ashford
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30 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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