Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ

OTH/2026/1547Non-Material AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01067/AS for The erection of a Class E retail unit alongside access, car parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to: • The Reverse Vending Machines (Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)) specification has been updated, allowing its relocation closer to the store entrance. • Relocation of car and motorcycle spaces to facilitate the re-positioning of the DRS closer to the store entrance • The accessible EV spaces have been relocated closer to the store entrance • EV spaces have been relocated away from the proposed surface water drainage route • The provision of a free standing InPost locker unit, located behind the retaining wall.

Received: 26 August 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Bybrook

ReceivedReceived26 Aug
ValidatedValidated26 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ. Ashford has handled 297 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Bybrook. We hold 1,413 applications in total for the TN24 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: TN24 8QQ
Application type: Non-Material Amendment
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Kennington

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 August 2026
Application expires: 23 September 2026

Planning decision

Decision: Approve
Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Listed building: Grade II: Former barn to west of Bybrook TavernOn or next to this site · +1 more
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

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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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Ashford

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