Planning application
The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD
Works: Loft or dormer Demolition Windows or glazing Several homes
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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
Comment by 11 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ashford through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Ashford
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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.
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The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD
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Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
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