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Barn at, Low Wood Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Kent

15/00450/ASCOU - Agricultural to dwellingsApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 16 April 2015

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior approval of proposed change of use of agricultural building to dwelling

Received
13 April 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald Central Ward
  1. Received13 Apr
  2. Validated13 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided16 Apr

Decided in 3 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Barn at, Low Wood Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Kent. Ashford has handled 93 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 8 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

92% of all 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
COU - Agricultural to dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bethersden

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 April 2015
Target decision date
8 June 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Price-Whitehead Chartered Surveyors Forstal Farm Appledore Road Tenterden Kent TN30 7DF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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