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Land at Hatfield Lodge, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8DP

PA/2023/1221Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 29 November 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of one and a half storey dwelling, following the demolition of existing garage.

Received
28 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received28 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 141 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Land at Hatfield Lodge, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8DP. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 154 days, 14 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 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 1,907 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.

89% of full 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 8DP
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2023
Consultation expiry
17 August 2023
Consultation start
18 July 2023
Consultation end
17 August 2023
Application expires
5 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3342869
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 13 January 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12256016
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Chilham
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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.

Source: Ashford

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