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Land known as the Colt Ponds, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Kent

07/01800/ASFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 17 April 2008

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Enlargement and creation of new fishing pond, bank reinstatement works and replacement of existing fishing platforms. Creation of hardstanding for car parking including extension of existing hardstanding driveway. Including change of use of land for commercial fishing (retrospective)

Received
6 October 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald Central Ward
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated22 Feb
  3. Consult.25 Nov
  4. Target23 May
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land known as the Colt Ponds, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Kent. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 194 days, 20 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address.

89% of full 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bethersden

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 February 2008
Consultation expiry
25 November 2007
Consultation start
1 November 2007
Consultation end
25 November 2007
Target decision date
23 May 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
No Agent details available

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.

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