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4 Alder Cottage, Bethersden Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1EN

18/01354/ASFull planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 18 January 2019

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed two storey side extension; proposed single storey rear extension; replacement porch; proposed detached garage, vehicular access off the highway

Received
10 September 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs West
  1. Received10 Sep
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Oct
  4. Target23 Jan
  5. Decided18 Jan

Decided in 126 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 4 Alder Cottage, Bethersden Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1EN. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 130 days, 11 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downs West. 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 1EN
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Hothfield

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 September 2018
Consultation expiry
11 October 2018
Consultation start
17 September 2018
Consultation end
11 October 2018
Target decision date
23 January 2019
Application expires
23 January 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Kent Design Studio Ltd The Workshop Rose Cottage Farm North Street Biddenden, Ashford TN27 8BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
131 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07269710
Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, 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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  2. 2019
    20 Jun

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    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/01354/CONA/AS
  3. 2018
    10 Sep

    Proposed two storey side extension; proposed single storey rear extension; replacement porch; proposed…

    This applicationApprovedFull18/01354/AS

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