Planning application
8-10, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of Condition 2 (Use restriction) of planning permission 13/00088/AS for change of use from A1 to a tearoom (A3) to allow for the installation of kitchen vent equipment.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/1173
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/1173
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 3 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Biddenden
- Parish
- Biddenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/0582 Granted
8-10 High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Listed Building Consent for reopening and replacement kitchen vent to East elevation to regularise works already taken place.
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PA/2024/1805 Granted
8-10 High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Proposed installation of solar panels to existing outbuilding.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2026
Received by Ashford
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8 Jul 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 2 September 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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 amendment applications in a median of 47 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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OTH/2026/1624 Granted
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PA/2026/0631 Granted
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PA/2026/0629 Granted
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PA/2026/1758 Awaiting decision
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PA/2026/0630 Withdrawn
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