Planning application
HIGHFIELDS FARM, STOWTING HILL, STOWTING COMMON, ASHFORD, TN25 6BG
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Provision of access for joint agricultural and residential use (to serve Highfields Farm), with surfacing works.
As published by the council, reference 25/2113/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2113/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- North Downs West
- Parish
- Stowting
- Postcode
- TN25 6BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/1213/FH Granted
Highfields Farm, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Erection of side extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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24 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Folkestone and Hythe refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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