Planning application
Land East of Woodgate G M & Son Breakers Yard, Kiln Pot Lane , Ashford, TN26 3HX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Operational development comprising the formation and reinstatement of a vehicular access, entrance gates and associated access track serving land adjoining The Potteries, High Halden, Ashford TN26 3HX.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/1488
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/1488
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- High Halden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3HX
Comment by 17 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ashford through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Ashford
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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PA/2026/0806 Decided
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