Planning application
23 Halden Close, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3ER
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential and erection of garden store.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/1576
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/1576
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- High Halden;High Halden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3ER
Comment by 30 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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26 Aug 2026
Received by Ashford
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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
8 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 full applications in a median of 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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