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The Barn The Bothy, and Land at rear of 9, Church Hill, Chilham

21/00577/ASFull planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 3 April 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of The Bothy Barn and the erection of three detached dwellings with associated accesses, parking and landscaping

Received
30 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.3 Apr
  4. Target1 Nov
  5. Decided3 Apr

Decided in 1465 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Barn The Bothy, and Land at rear of 9, Church Hill, Chilham. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North.

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
Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2021
Consultation expiry
3 April 2025
Consultation start
30 September 2022
Consultation end
3 April 2025
Target decision date
1 November 2022
Committee meeting
18 May 2022
Application expires
4 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Rebus Planning Solutions Basepoint Business Centre Shearway Business Park Shearway Road Folkestone, Kent CT19 4RH

Planning decision

Statutory period
581 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 December 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09670608
Documents
94

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Chilham
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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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