Cutlers Farm, Maidstone Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EU

PA/2026/1788Lawful development: Existing useAwaiting decision

Lawful development certificate

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - change of use of land, stationing of a mobile home for use as permanent residence, together with the retention of the extension attached to the existing mobile home

Received: 29 September 2026
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Downs North

ReceivedReceived29 Sep
ValidatedValidated13 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Cutlers Farm, Maidstone Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EU. Ashford has handled 7 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,907 applications in total for the CT4 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: CT4 8EU
Application type: Lawful development: Existing use
Parish: Chilham;Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Kathryn Mathews

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.

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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: Ashford

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