Brook Meadow, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AJ
Approved on 17 March 2015
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of land for the keeping of horses and the operation of an equine therapy business and the stationing of 1no. mobile home for ancillary use, erection of hay barn, manure store, storage container, treatment plant, stable building, entrance gates, fencing and hardstanding (part-retrospective)
- Received
- 12 December 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Weald Central Ward
- ReceivedReceived12 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date13 Mar
- DecidedDecided17 Mar
Decided in 95 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Brook Meadow, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AJ. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 6 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the TN26 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- TN26 3AJ
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Bethersden
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 December 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 9 January 2015
- Consultation start
- 16 December 2014
- Consultation end
- 9 January 2015
- Target decision date
- 13 March 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- White Stables Rolvenden Road Benenden Kent TN17 4EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Article 4 direction: 1- Caravans 2 - Agriculture 3- ForestryPart of the site
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202218 Mar
Change of use of part of the land for the erection of one detached dwelling with associated landscaping and…
ApprovedFull planning permission22/00444/AS - 202119 Nov
Change of use of part of the land for the erection of one detached dwelling with associated landscaping
RefusedFull planning permission21/02014/AS
Source: Ashford
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