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East Lot at Broadhembury Caravan and Camping Park, Broadhembury Farm, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NQ

Awaiting decision Ashford PA/2026/1704 Lawful development: Existing use

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 - use of land in non-compliance with planning permission 00/01517/AS (Year round use) and condition 1 (Occupation Limitation) of planning permission 00/01517/AS; confirming planning restrictions no longer apply to the use of the caravans

As published by the council, reference PA/2026/1704

Application record

Reference
PA/2026/1704
Type
Lawful development: Existing use
Status
Under Consultation
Received
18 Sep 2026
Validated
25 Sep 2026
Ward
Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
Parish
Kingsnorth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN26 1NQ

Comment by 25 October 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

  1. 18 Sep 2026

    Received by Ashford

  2. 25 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 20 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

33 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.

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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 lawful development applications in a median of 65 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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