Land South of Captain's Wood (Phases B6-B8 only), Cheeseman's Green Lane, Ashford Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0078 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (Part B - external materials in relation to Phase B6-B8) of reserved matters approval Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jan 2026
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Approved
around 30 Mar 2026

Approved around 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Associated applications 3

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.
Ancient woodland about 3 m away
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1630 m away: M20 Junction 10A; Priority habitat about 1 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
TN25 7GH
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Parish
Mersham;Sevington with Finberry
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
around 30 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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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Mar 2026
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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