Planning application
Former Kent Wool Growers Site, Tannery Lane , Ashford
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed residential development of 160 homes and works for the restoration and change of use of Whist House to Class E (g) (i) Office use, a pedestrian bridge link over the River Stour, together with access off Tannery Lane, public open space, landscaping and other works. Following the demolition of existing buildings on site (except Whist House)
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0999
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0999
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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23 Jun 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 18 August 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
215 documents on file for this application
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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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