Planning application
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Provision of access for joint agricultural and residential use (to serve Highfields Farm), with surfacing works.
As published by the council, reference 26/0518/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0518/FH
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 31 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 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 4 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1145/FH Granted
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Replacement dwelling and erection of detached carport with annexe following demolition of outbuildings.
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26/1087/FH/CON Granted
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (tree protection), 4 (materials ) & 8 (HMMP) of planning permission 26/0518/FH.
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26/1151/FH/BGP Awaiting decision
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Approval of details pursuant to informative 1 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 26/0518/FH.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/1087/FH/CON Granted
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (tree protection), 4 (materials ) & 8 (HMMP) of planning permission 26/0518/FH.
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26/1151/FH/BGP Awaiting decision
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Approval of details pursuant to informative 1 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 26/0518/FH.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 22 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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