Land South Of 1 Harts Cottages, Bourne Lane, Hamstreet Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1071 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposed 3 bed dwelling with amenity space and car parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:35

Application progress

✓

Received

17 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

15 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 86.

The consultation period closed on 15 Aug 2026.

Documents 11

Site constraints 7

National nature reserve about 18 m away: Ham Street Woods

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 130 m away: Ham Street Woods SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Flood defence about 26 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Hamstreet built-up area; Open access land about 17 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Ashford
Application type: Full planning permission
Received: 17 Jun 2026
Validated: 15 Jul 2026
Ward: Weald South
Parish: Orlestone
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 86, past the statutory target. 67% of full applications in Ashford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 14 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 8630 days past the 56-day target

29%decided within 8 weeks

88%approved

364decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

4comments received

4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 15 Aug 2026

Ashford

Planning Authority Score

5.9/10

Average

#105 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Ashford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #75 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Ashford decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #147 of 296

92%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #146 of 296

75%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #75 of 296

40%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #146 of 296

71%

Minor dwellings approved

106 decided (1-9 homes)

89%

Major dwellings approved

18 decided (10+ homes)

90%

Change of use approved

40 decided

991

Total decisions

123 refused in the year to March 2026

Land South Of 1 Harts Cottages, Bourne Lane, Hamstreet Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 4

Plans & drawings 4

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2