Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Approved on 3 November 2025
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the existing roof and a new sliding entrance gate.
- Received
- 27 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Downs North
- ReceivedReceived27 Aug
- ValidatedValidated8 Sep
- Consult.Consultation3 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Nov
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 8BX
- Application type
- Householder planning permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chilham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 3 November 2025
- Application expires
- 3 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 October 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14283640
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
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 (20)
flood storage 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, 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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Associated applications
- 202626 Jun
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1586
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentOTH/2026/1129 - 202527 Aug
Single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the existing roof and a…
This applicationApprovedFullPA/2025/1586
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Ashford
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