Planning application
Land West Of Layham Garden Centre Lower Road Staple CT3 1LH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Creation of new vehicular access, access gate/fence, farm road and hardstanding area
As published by the council, reference 26/00298
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00298
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Little Stour And Ashstone
- Parish
- STAPLE
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT3 1LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Dover
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Longfield
Active · incorporated 2018 · Longfield
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- AMENDED SITE LOCATION PLAN
- KENT HIGHWAYS
- DRAWING ISSUE REGISTER
- PROPOSED ACCESS
- PROPOSED ACCESS LEVELS
- PROPOSED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DRAINAGE DETAILS
- KCC ECOLOGY ADVICE
- KENT HIGHWAYS
- EAST KENT PROW
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION PLAN -A4
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN -A3
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN -A3
- PROPOSED FENCE AND GATE -A4
- BNG METRIC
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- PRE DEVELOPMENT HABITAT PLAN -A3
- POST DEVELOPMENT HABITAT PLAN -A3
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