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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 44 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.
Nearby applications
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The Old Coach House, 38 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AH
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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The Old Coach House, 38 High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
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.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs
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OTH/2026/1468 Granted
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Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2022/2683 for Proposed erection of a Garden Office to allow changes to fenestration with the addition of one rooflight to the south elevation.
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PA/2026/1381 Granted
60 Church Road, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0LF
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2025/2041 (for the laying of a concrete base and the placement of a mobile home (10 metres x 4 metres) to be used as an annex) to allow for the size of the concrete base to be changed to 10.5 metres x 4.5 metres.
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OTH/2026/1624 Awaiting decision
Wytherling Court Cottages, Withersdane Lane, Molash, CT4 8HX
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission PA/2026/0067 for "Conversion of No. 1 and No. 2 Wytherling Court Cottages to form a single dwelling. Construction of a two‑storey extension to NE elevation with associated fenestration, following the removal of the brick shed and conservatories." for alterations to fenestration, including removal of a door, addition of a window, and reduction in window sill height.
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PA/2026/1214 Granted
Land adjoining The Paddocks and Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LD
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission PA/2025/1867 (Variation of condition 16 (use class) and 30 (opening hours) of Planning Permission PA/2025/0286 (Proposed siting of shipping containers for a mixed-use comprising storage (Class B8) and commercial office space (Class E)) to allow for use class to be E(g)(i) and longer opening hours) to allow changes to the orientation of the east/west block.
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PA/2025/1470 Granted
The Old Grain Barn, Amage Road, Wye, TN25 5DE
Variation of Condition 17 (Approved Plans) of planning application 20/00216/AS (Conversion of redundant grain drying barn to a single dwelling; removal of experimental drying silo concrete plinth and provision of new landscaping, fencing and associated access and parking) to allow for changes to the building design and layout