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The Cosy Kettle, The Lantern Building, The Street, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HE

21/01492/ASRemoval/variation of conditionsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 February 2022

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 (food preparation) & 3 (opening hours) on planning permission 13/01458/AS (Change of use from A1 retail to A3 cafe shop/tea room) for the opening hours to be extended until 23:00 and for pizzas to be cooked

Received
13 August 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald South
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated23 Aug
  3. Consult.19 Sep
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided14 Feb

Decided in 175 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at The Cosy Kettle, The Lantern Building, The Street, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HE. Ashford has handled 790 applications of this type. This one was decided in 185 days, 18 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Weald South. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the TN26 postcode area.

97% of conditions 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 2HE
Application type
Removal/variation of conditions
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hamstreet (Orlestone)

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 August 2021
Consultation expiry
19 September 2021
Consultation start
10 December 2021
Consultation end
19 September 2021
Target decision date
18 October 2021
Application expires
17 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
No agent details available

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10129685
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hamstreet
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2014
    10 Nov

    Discharge of conditions 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10a and 10b

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions12/00001/CONA/AS
  2. 2012
    3 Jan

    Existing shop replaced with new shop and creation of flat above, erection of a joinery shop with office…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission12/00001/AS
  3. 2012
    3 Jan

    Demolition of existing workshop buildings, outside toilets and shop in order to facilitate redevelopment of…

    ApprovedOther12/00002/AS
  4. 2004
    2 Jul

    Construction of workshop extension building. Demolition of toilet/office building. Change of use of…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission04/01182/AS
  5. 2003
    28 Apr

    Location of metal container for the storage of timber/materials in association with existing joinery works…

    RefusedFull Planning Permission03/00709/AS
  6. 2002
    20 Jun

    New vehicular access and change of use of land to rear of existing joinery works for parking of staff and…

    ApprovedFull Planning Permission02/00981/AS

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