The Corn Store, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of part of the ground floor of The Corn Store from Use Class B1(a) (Office) to Sui Generis to allow use as a bar and events venue with changes to fenestration to front elevation. (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved around 23 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Ashford Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the venue supported town-centre activity without unacceptable effects on character, amenity or highways.
- Consultation produced no objections from Environmental Protection and 18 letters of support from neighbours.
- The committee permitted the application with conditions, including operating hours and retaining office space.
Source: Plota analysis of Ashford's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Ashford
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- TN23 1HU
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- around 23 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee
- Applicant
- Show
Public comments
90% support · above the UK average of 16%
Last counted 21 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 16 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 22 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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