Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

Awaiting decision Ashford PA/2026/1429 Removal/variation of conditions

Works: Loft or dormer Demolition Windows or glazing Several homes

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Relates to PA/2024/0820

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 (approved plans and documents) of planning permission PA/2024/0820 for "4 no dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and other works following demolition of all existing buildings" to allow for minor amendments to the approved plans, including changes to unit layouts and siting, windows, chimneys, rooflights, external materials, and refuse and cycle storage arrangements.

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/1429

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/1429
Type
Removal/variation of conditions
Status
Under Consultation
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Bethersden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN26 3DD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH/2026/1607 Awaiting decision

    The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 8 (District Level Licence - Great Crested Newts) & part discharge of 10 (Bat Mitigation Strategy and Licence) of planning permission PA/2024/0820

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH/2026/1428 Awaiting decision

    The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    Details submitted pursuant to part of condition 3 (Contamination - Land Only) and conditions 4 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 9 (Archaeology) for planning permission PA/2024/0820

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PA/2024/0820 Granted

    The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    4 no dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and other works following demolition of all existing buildings.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • PA/2024/0820 Granted

    The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    4 no dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and other works following demolition of all existing buildings.

    Decided 29 Oct 2024 Full applications

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    OTH/2026/1607 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

    Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 8 (District Level Licence - Great Crested Newts) & part discharge of 10 (Bat Mitigation Strategy and Licence) of planning permission PA/2024/0820

    Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs
  • The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    OTH/2026/1428 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

    Details submitted pursuant to part of condition 3 (Contamination - Land Only) and conditions 4 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 9 (Archaeology) for planning permission PA/2024/0820

    Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs
  • The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD

    PA/2024/0820 Submitted 26 Apr 2024 50 yards away

    4 no dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and other works following demolition of all existing buildings.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 47 docs
    Several homes
  • New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EU

    21/01051/AS Submitted 7 Jun 2021 300 yards away

    Prior notification for the change of use of 3 existing agricultural barns and land within their curtilage to 3no. residential dwelling houses and associated operational development

    Refused Prior approval 18 docs
    Domestic
  • New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3EU

    PA/2026/0620 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 300 yards away

    78% historically approved · decision due ~25 May

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Planning conditions met and a 'lawful commencement' to the project has been made (22/00972/AS).

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 9 docs
  • 13 Millfields Place, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AA

    20/00173/TP Submitted 10 Aug 2020 0.3 miles away

    Description: T1 Oak - Remove deadwood in crown

    Granted Trees 2 docs

In Ashford

  • OTH/2026/1624 Granted

    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.

    Received 8 Sep, published by the council 15 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • PA/2026/0631 Granted

    Tenterden Business Centre, Ashford Road TN30 6SP

    Variation of condition 12 (B1 office use) of planning permission 19/01525/AS for Redevelopment of existing commercial and retail premises, including erection of 3 replacement buildings to B1 Office use, parking and landscaping provisions, installation of new (dedicated) highway access with gate serving Hallmark Farmhouse (revision to planning permission 17/01834/AS to extend units 2 & 3, erection of unit 4; alterations to design, opening hours and associated works) - to allow Units 1, 2 and 3 to be used for: Use Class E - Commercial, business and service (excluding use classes E(a), E(b), E(d) and E(f) and also excluding Banks / Building Societies, Estate Agents, Travel Agents, Doctors Surgeries and Dentists Surgeries). Plus, to allow unit 4 to be used for: Use Class E - Commercial, business and service (excluding use classes E(a), E(b) and E(f) and also excluding Banks / Building Societies, Estate Agents, Travel Agents, Doctors Surgeries and Dentists Surgeries)

    Received 1 Apr, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • PA/2026/0629 Granted

    Tenterden Business Centre, Ashford Road TN30 6SP

    Variation of Condition 12 (use class) of planning permission 22/00605/AS - to replace the approved Unit 4 of application 19/01525/AS with a new unit to provide ancillary space and services to units 1,2 and 3 and amendments to parking layout - to allow Unit 4 (as edged in red on the submitted Location Plan) to be used for: Use Class E - Commercial, business and service (excluding use classes E(a), E(b) and E(f) and also excluding Banks / Building Societies, Estate Agents, Travel Agents, Doctors Surgeries and Dentist Surgeries)

    Received 1 Apr, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Amendments
  • PA/2026/1758 Awaiting decision

    5 The Poplars, Warehorne Road, Kenardington, TN26 2LX

    Variation of Condition 4 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 21/00336/AS for Single storey rear extension & two storey side extension; to allow for an alteration to the roof form with amended plans.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Amendments
  • PA/2026/0630 Withdrawn

    Tenterden Business Centre, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SP

    Variation of Condition 2 (B1 office use) of planning permission 17/01834/AS for Redevelopment of Existing Commercial and Retail Premises, including erection of 3 replacement buildings to B1 Office Use, Including Serviced Offices, Parking and Landscaping Provisions, and Installation of New (Dedicated) Highway Access with gate Serving Hallmark Farmhouse - to allow Unit 1 to be used for: Use Class E – Commercial, business and service (excluding use classes E(a) and E(b))

    Received 1 Apr, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Amendments