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Orchard Cottage, Shottenden Road, Chilham, CT4 8JA

OTH/2026/1595Non-Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 21 October 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions

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

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2026/0534 for The provision of 25 touring and camping pitches within the existing orchard and conversion of the existing stable block to a shower, toilet and utility, including a new proposed sewage treatment plant to allow changes to the wording of Condition 3 to include caravans.

Received
4 September 2026
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Orchard Cottage, Shottenden Road, Chilham, CT4 8JA. Ashford has handled 7 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,905 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.

92% of all 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
CT4 8JA
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Parish
Chilham;Molash;Molash

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2026
Decision issued
21 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Case officer
Mark Davies

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Sep

    Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2026/0534

    This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentOTH/2026/1595
  2. 2026
    18 Mar

    The provision of 25 touring and camping pitches within the existing orchard and conversion of the existing…

    ApprovedFull planning permissionPart ofPA/2026/0534

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