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The Corner, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NJ

PA/2025/2132Householder planning permissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 4 February 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

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

Proposal

First-floor extension to existing bungalow and erection of a single-storey annexe within the curtilage

Received
18 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
  1. Received18 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 76 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at The Corner, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NJ. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the TN25 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
TN25 6NJ
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Mersham

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026
Application expires
4 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
76 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14481467
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.

  • 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 (23)

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, 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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