John Mayne Church Of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AL
Approved on 4 March 2026
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Non-Material amendment to Planning Permission PA/2023/1275 for Single storey front extension; to allow for a reduction in glazing to the windows and doors.
- Received
- 3 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Biddenden
- ReceivedReceived3 Feb
- ValidatedValidated3 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Mar
Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at John Mayne Church Of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AL. Ashford has handled 297 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Biddenden. We hold 353 applications in total for the TN27 postcode area.
86% of amendment 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
- TN27 8AL
- Application type
- Non-Material Amendment
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Biddenden
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 February 2026
- Application expires
- 3 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Biddenden
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© 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.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Ashford
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