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Geng House, 11 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF

PA/2025/1837Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from office to create 8no bedroomed/persons HMO and reinstatement of an infilled window to the rear elevation.

Received
3 October 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Victoria
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Geng House, 11 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Victoria. We hold 1,417 applications in total for the TN24 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
TN24 8LF
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Central Ashford

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Application expires
6 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

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: Ashford - Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 13, North StreetOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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.

Source: Ashford

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