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

OTH/2026/1731Discharge of Condition(s)Awaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

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

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to conditions 9 (Surface Water Drainage Report) and 25 (Biodiversity Lighting Strategy) for planning permission PA/2025/1208

Received: 24 September 2026
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Bybrook

ReceivedReceived24 Sep
ValidatedValidated19 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ. Ashford has handled 52 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 October 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.

100% of discharge of condition(s) 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: Discharge of Condition(s)
Parish: Kennington

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Aldi Stores Limited

Company number 02321869

Status: Active
Type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 25 Nov 1988 (37 years old)
Nature of business: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating; Activities of head offices
Registered office: Warwickshire

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Planning decision

Case officer: Steve Musk

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.

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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.

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