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Barn at, Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash

Awaiting decision Ashford PA/2026/0820 Change of use

Works: Extension

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of an agricultural barn to provide an extension to an existing cold store, dry waste storage and overflow parking, including access. (retrospective)

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0820

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/0820
Type
Change of use
Status
Under Consultation
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Molash
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 May 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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