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Lower Basing Farm, Furnace Lane, Cowden, Edenbridge, TN8 7JU

Refused Tandridge 2021/442 Full planning

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural building to a racing motorcycle repair and MOT workshop (mixed sui-generis and former Use Class B1c, new Use Class E) including recladding to the building and replacing the walls and roof, reinstating roller shutter doors, and installation of informal hardstanding to allow parking (Amended description).

As published by the council, reference 2021/442

Application record

Reference
2021/442
Type
Full planning
Status
Decision Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
15 Mar 2021
Validated
18 Mar 2021
Decided
21 May 2021
Ward
Dormansland and Felcourt
Parish
Dormansland
Postcode
TN8 7JU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tandridge register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2020/2054/NC Refused

    Lower Basing Farm, Furnace Lane, Cowden, Edenbridge, TN8 7JU

    Change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use, namely to Use Class B1 (new Use Class E) (business use) in the form of a racing motorcycle workshop (Prior Approval – Class R, Part 3, Schedule 2).

    Decided 12 Jan 2021

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Mar 2021

    Received by Tandridge

  2. 18 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Tandridge 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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    2020/2054/NC Submitted 16 Nov 2020 50 yards away

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    Refused 21 docs

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