Geng House, 11 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from office to create 8no bedroomed/persons HMO and reinstatement of an infilled window to the rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 237. The consultation period closed on 11 Jun 2026.
Planning committee
Delegated to officers by Ashford Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026.
Delegated to officers
- Officers advised permitting the HMO because it would reuse a vacant listed building without unacceptable harm, subject to habitat mitigation.
- Environmental Protection raised noise concerns, but no neighbour objections were received and an acoustic report addressed plant-noise concerns.
- The committee delegated authority to permit, subject to an amended rear window design, habitat mitigation and planning conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Ashford's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.
Documents 14
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Show all 30 with distances
- 13 m13, North StreetGrade II
- 27 m11, North StreetGrade II
- 27 m28, North StreetGrade II
- 27 m24, North StreetGrade II
- 28 m26, North StreetGrade II
- 31 m30, North StreetGrade II
- 35 m9, North StreetGrade II
- 38 m22, North StreetGrade II*
- 42 m18, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 44 m7, North StreetGrade II
- 46 m20, North StreetGrade II
- 52 mThe Masonic Temple and North Street HallGrade II
- 56 m14, North StreetGrade II
- 57 m1-3, KNOTT'S SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 105 m48, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 106 m46, High StreetGrade II
- 114 mThe George HotelGrade II
- 121 m54, High StreetGrade II
- 133 m3, Middle RowGrade II
- 134 m2, MIDDLE ROW (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 136 m4, Middle RowGrade II
- 137 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Near Man of Kent Public HouseGrade II
- 139 m1-5, Kings ParadeGrade II
- 140 m1b, Middle RowGrade II
- 140 m1A, MIDDLE ROW (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 141 m32, High StreetGrade II
- 146 m7, Middle RowGrade II
- 146 m8, Middle RowGrade II
- 148 m10, MIDDLE ROW (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 149 m11, Middle RowGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £330,000 in August 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 237, past the statutory target. 67% of full applications in Ashford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 19 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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