Ham Street Vineyard, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, Ashford, TN26 2JT Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0164 - Lawful development Withdrawn

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Ancillary use of a small portion of the agricultural building (erected under permitted development rights) to be used as a formal tasting space, where food will be served alongside tastings of wine produced in the wider agricultural building/ winery Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
3 Feb 2026
−
Withdrawn
around 26 Mar 2026

Withdrawn around 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath about 27 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.
Ramsar wetland about 301 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
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.
Designation record ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 301 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI; Inside the Hamstreet built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Traditional orchard; 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
Lawful development
Postcode
TN26 2JT
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Weald South
Parish
Warehorne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
around 26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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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