Thorn Farm, Grigsby Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QQ

PA/2026/1725Full planning permissionWithdrawn

Full

Withdrawn

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

Proposal

Change of use to land to extend garden land and a new outdoor swimming pool and associated single storey outbuilding together with associated hard landscaping works (part retrospective)

Received: 23 September 2026
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Weald North

ReceivedReceived23 Sep
ValidatedValidated29 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

About this application

This is a planning application for an outbuilding at Thorn Farm, Grigsby Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QQ. Ashford has handled 51 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Weald North. We hold 353 applications in total for the TN27 postcode area.

92% of all 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: TN27 8QQ
Application type: Full planning permission
Parish: Smarden

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision: Withdrawn
Case officer: Kate Drury

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

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.

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2025
17 Feb
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
ApprovedOutlineNOT/2025/0273

Source: Ashford

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