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Field to the west of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane, Aldington

PA/2026/0196Removal/variation of conditionsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)30 conditions

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

Proposal

Variation of planning conditions 2 (Approved plans and documents), condition 5 (Surface water drainage details) and condition 16 (Operational lighting details) of planning permission PA/2022/2950 for the Erection of a synchronous condenser plant with ancillary infrastructure, access, landscaping and other incidental works to allow for Condition 2 - To be updated to reflect the revised plans. Condition 5 - To be re-discharged to reflect the revised surface water drainage design and Condition 16 - To be re-discharged to reflect the final lighting design.

Received
2 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bircholt
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.5 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Field to the west of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane, Aldington. Ashford has handled 790 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Bircholt.

97% of conditions 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
Removal/variation of conditions
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Smeeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026
Consultation expiry
5 May 2026
Consultation end
5 May 2026
Application expires
5 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
92 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 February 2026

Additional information

Documents
32

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
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Jun

    Non-material Amendment to PA/2026/0196

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentOTH/2026/1073
  2. 2026
    2 Feb

    Variation of planning conditions 2 (Approved plans and documents), condition 5 (Surface water drainage…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)PA/2026/0196

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