225 Dental Surgery, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AF Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0333 - Full planning permission Refused

Proposal

First floor side extension for Dental Surgery and waiting room use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
3 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
around 7 May 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
15 Sept 2026

Refused around 7 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Public footpath about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Kennington & Ball Lane Part conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Postcode
TN24 9AF
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Kennington
Parish
Kennington
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
around 7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 15 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6010238 ↗
Applicant
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Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 supporting

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 May 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