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PA/2026/0283 - Lawful development Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed addition of a rear dormer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
around 7 Apr 2026

Approved around 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM Decision Notice.pdf PDF · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DM Final Officer Report.pdf PDF · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Supporting Documents · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Plans - Floorplans - 02.1 Plan · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans - Elevations Plan · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Plan · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 13 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 22 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Old Wives Lees built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £640,000 in January 2026. Detached house, freehold.

8 January 2026£640,000
2 May 2001£190,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
CT4 8AL
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
12 Feb 2026
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Chilham
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Apr 2026
Decision
Proposed Use/Development Would Be Lawful
Decision date
around 7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land Northeast of Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AL
Proposed erection of a single residential dwelling.
PA/2025/1800
2025 Refused
Land Northeast of Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AL
Proposed erection of a single residential dwelling.
PA/2025/1800
2024 Approved
Land adjacent to Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AL
Regulation 77 application to assess nutrient neutrality for a single pitch caravan develo…
OTH/2024/1882
2024 Approved
Land adjacent to Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AL
Regulation 77 application to assess nutrient neutrality for a single pitch caravan develo…
OTH/2024/1882
2023 Approved
Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AL
Relocation of vehicular access and formation of driveway and parking.
PA/2023/0764
2022 Approved
Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AL
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed - construction of glazed link between garage a…
22/00079/AS
2021 Approved
Glebe Farmhouse, Bowerland Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EH
Description: Oak - as a condition of planning application 18/01569/AS (granted) for the d…
21/00248/TP
2017 Approved
Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AL
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
17/00291/AS
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.