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John Mayne Church of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL

PA/2026/1864Demolition in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of an existing temporary modular classroom block.

Received
12 October 2026
Ward
Biddenden
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at John Mayne Church of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL. Ashford has handled 1 application of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Biddenden. We hold 353 applications in total for the TN27 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN27 8AL
Application type
Demolition in a conservation area
Parish
Biddenden;Biddenden

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Ben Dengate

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

© 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.

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