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Land north of juction of Long Hill and, New Cut Road, Chilham, Kent

21/02069/ASFull planning permissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 February 2022

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective planning application for the surfacing of two existing farm tracks and re-use of an existing access

Received
29 November 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided15 Feb

Decided in 74 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land north of juction of Long Hill and, New Cut Road, Chilham, Kent. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. 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
3 December 2021
Consultation expiry
2 January 2022
Consultation start
9 December 2021
Consultation end
2 January 2022
Target decision date
28 January 2022
Application expires
18 February 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
c/o Strutt and Parker Strutt & Parker 201 High Street Lewes BN7 2NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
77 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10184411
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +5 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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