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Church Fields Farm, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN262DB

02/00365/ASCert. of Lawful Use or Dev (exist)Approved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 29 April 2002

Council decision: Existing Use/Development Is LawfulDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development Use - Existing: The occupation of the dwelling by a person who does not comply and who has not complied over a continuous period of 10 years, with the agricultural occupancy condition iii of WE/8/64/85.

Received
5 March 2002
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Apr
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Church Fields Farm, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN262DB. Ashford has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,826 applications in total for the TN26 postcode area.

86% of amendment applications at Ashford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN26 2DB
Application type
Cert. of Lawful Use or Dev (exist)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Appledore

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2002
Target decision date
29 April 2002

Applicant and agent

Agent address
David Hicken Associates Ltd Southgate House High Banks Loose Maidstone Kent ME15 0EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Appledore
  • Scheduled monument: Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington BridgePart of the site
  • SSSI: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay SSSINext to the site · +1 more
  • Ramsar wetland: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye BayNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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