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Lower Basing Farm Furnace Lane Cowden KENT TN8 7JU

Granted Sevenoaks 21/01423/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Creation of two new wildlife ponds, as part of Natural England's District Level Licensing scheme for Great Crested Newts. Pond 1 will be approx 640msq and up to a maximum of 2m deep. Pond 2 will be approx 240msq and up to a maximum of 1.5m deep.

As published by the council, reference 21/01423/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/01423/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
6 May 2021
Validated
7 Jun 2021
Decided
10 Aug 2021
Ward
Cowden & Hever
Parish
Cowden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN8 7JU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2021

    Received by Sevenoaks

  2. 7 Jun 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sevenoaks granted permission on 10 August 2021, 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.

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