Planning application
Ash House Ash Road Ash Kent DA3 8JF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for a change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Class C3). This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference 26/00787/PAC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00787/PAC
- Type
- Prior Approval Change of Use
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval - Refused
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ash And New Ash Green
- Parish
- Ash-cum-Ridley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA3 8JF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Sevenoaks
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21 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval - Refused
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Sevenoaks 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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