4 St Margarets Place, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EB

1. 24 Sep 2026

   Received by Ashford

2. 30 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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.

This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided householder applications in a median of 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land at Courtlands, Church Hill, Bethersden, Kent

  16/01271/CONI/AS Submitted 15 Oct 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 25

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Court Lodge, Church Hill, Bethersden, TN26 3AQ

  PA/2024/1808 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 100 yards away

  Listed Building consent for superstructure repairs to areas of external brickwork, internal brickwork, plasterwork, timber skirtings and mouldings.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

• Court Lodge, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ

  20/00066/TC Submitted 25 Mar 2020 100 yards away

  Description: MWA Arboricultural Report Reference: T5 Oak - fell; T11 Ash - fell; TG1 Hawthorn & Elder Group - reduce height to 5m; and H2 Hornbeam - reduce height to 3m and crown spread to 2m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Hillside, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ

  20/00312/TC Submitted 21 Dec 2020 100 yards away

  Description: T1 - Holly to reduce from 9 metres down to 4m and reduce laterals from 2.5 metres to 1.5 metres.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Hillside, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ

  20/00315/TP Submitted 21 Dec 2020 100 yards away

  Description: G1 - 5 x Cypress forming hedge on boundary with 9 Forgefield, reduce height from 6 metres to 3 metres.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Cherry Trees, Norton Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AL

  PA/2026/0550 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~21 May

  Erection of 3 self build dwellings, together with all associated landscaping and infrastructure

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 39 docs

• PA/2026/1422 Granted

  Meadow Court, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP

  Proposed single-storey detached garage and home office outbuilding

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1438 Granted

  The Gables, Long Hill, Old Wives Lees, Chilham, CT4 8BN

  Single-storey side and rear extensions and roof extension including changes to existing fenestration following demolition of the attached garage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1316 Granted

  Churchfield House, Greenside, High Halden, TN26 3LU

  Single-storey side and rear extension with roof lantern, front porch with access ramp, covered area with ramped access to the side of the property and associated hard and soft landscaping.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1373 Granted

  Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EB

  Erection of a replacement porch, following the demolition of the existing.

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Householder
• PA/2026/1309 Granted

  4 Hadman Cottages, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW

  New dormer to the rear elevation with a proposed new pitched link in between two dormers (Part Retrospective)

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Householder