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Land known as Oakleigh Field west of Oakleigh Farm, High Halden

PA/2024/0217Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 26 March 2024

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use from agriculture to a mixed use for agriculture and the keeping of horses and the erection of an animal shelter

Received
31 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald Central
  1. Received31 Jan
  2. Validated31 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land known as Oakleigh Field west of Oakleigh Farm, High Halden. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Weald Central.

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

Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
High Halden

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 January 2024
Consultation expiry
26 February 2024
Consultation start
5 February 2024
Consultation end
26 February 2024
Application expires
27 March 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3344782
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 January 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
12

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 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Feb

    Proposed Stables, Hardstanding and Ecological Enhancements

    ApprovedFull planning permissionPA/2026/0356

Source: Ashford

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