Planning application
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Relates to 26/0518/FH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Approval of details pursuant to informative 1 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 26/0518/FH.
As published by the council, reference 26/1151/FH/BGP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1151/FH/BGP
- Type
- Approval of Biodiversity Gain Plan
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North Downs West
- Parish
- Stowting
- Postcode
- TN25 6BG
Comment by 18 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Folkestone and Hythe through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 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 Awaiting decision
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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26/0518/FH Granted
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Provision of access for joint agricultural and residential use (to serve Highfields Farm), with surfacing works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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26/0518/FH Granted
Highfields Farmhouse, Stowting Hill, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BG
Provision of access for joint agricultural and residential use (to serve Highfields Farm), with surfacing works.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe's median decision took 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Folkestone and Hythe's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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