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The Park, Ashford

OTH/2026/1538Screening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). With regard to a proposed residential mixed-use development of up to 240 dwellings with a small quantum of commercial use, its location, characteristics, and an assessment of the potential for significant environmental effects, taking into account the criteria set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulations.

Received
24 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at The Park, Ashford. Ashford has handled 467 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry. We hold 1,413 applications in total for the TN24 postcode area.

85% of outline 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
TN24 0GP
Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
240
Parish
Sevington with Finberry

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2026
Decision issued
14 September 2026
Application expires
14 September 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Screening - EIA not required
Case officer
Mark Davies
Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Art68-Art/11/00346Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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