Planning application
Newlands Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - use of land as residential garden land
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0807
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0807
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Charing
- Parish
- Charing
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0AL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2024/0809 Awaiting decision
Newlands Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AL
Addition of car port with store (retrospective) and chicken house with bat loft
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Ashford
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 28 September 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 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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In Ashford
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PA/2026/1285 Granted
Sheerland Farm, Swan Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0PN
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Class R, conversion of agricultural building to flexible commercial use. Area 84.534 m2, dimensions 5.840 m x 14.475 m
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PA/2026/0967 Refused
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Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed installation of roof mounted solar panels.
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PA/2026/1773 Awaiting decision
89, Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW
Lawful development Certificate - Proposed erection of garden outbuilding
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PA/2026/1800 Awaiting decision
13 Goldfinch Drive, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FQ
Lawful Development Certifcate - Proposed - Loft conversion with a rear dormer and velux windows.
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PA/2026/1447 Granted
11 Linden Road, Ashford, TN24 8BT
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Conversion of two residential flats into one dwellinghouse