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New Blue Barn Store, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Ashford, TN30 6PR

PA/2025/2373Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Proposed redevelopment of the former Costcutter shop, store, and surrounding site to deliver a three‑storey residential building accommodating 4 no. flats. The scheme includes associated on‑site parking, the provision of a community amenity garden along the A28 frontage, and vehicular access to the development from Swain Road.

Received
22 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tenterden St Michael's
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated22 Dec
  3. Consult.27 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at New Blue Barn Store, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Ashford, TN30 6PR. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Tenterden St Michael's. We hold 380 applications in total for the TN30 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN30 6PR
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Tenterden

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 December 2025
Consultation expiry
27 February 2026
Consultation end
27 February 2026
Application expires
25 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
65 days

Additional information

Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: St. MichaelsNext to the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

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