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Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash, CT4 8HW

Granted Ashford PA/2026/0818 Lawful development: Existing use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Change of use of Unit 4 from agricultural use to storage and distribution

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0818

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/0818
Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Decided
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Molash
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CT4 8HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/2026/0819 Awaiting decision

    Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash, CT4 8HW

    Lawful development certificate - existing – non-compliance with planning condition 5 of planning permission 14/01326/AS

    Submitted 5 May 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 8 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Existing Use/Development Is Lawful

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 6 July 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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