Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0007 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (External Lighting), 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) and 8 (Archaeological Watching Brief) of planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Approved
around 1 Jun 2026

Approved around 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Final Officer Report WORD_X · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice WORD_X · 1 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF KCC Bio-diversity/Ecology - Consultation Response Consultee · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Construction Environmental Management Plan and Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Design Scheme Supporting Documents · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Application Form · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Written Scheme of Investigation for an Archaeological Watching Brief Supporting Documents · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: School House, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
High Weald National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Rolvenden conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 112 m away: Great Maytham; Inside the Rolvenden built-up area; 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
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
TN17 4LS
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Parish
Rolvenden
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
around 1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), removal of condition 7 (BNG habitat) and 9 (re…
PA/2025/2305
2025 Withdrawn
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), removal of condition 7 (BNG habitat) and 9 (re…
PA/2025/2305
2025 Approved
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions and permission to use part of a field as…
PA/2025/0156
2025 Approved
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions and permission to use part of a field as…
PA/2025/0156
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
15 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
T1 - Conifer Golden Ornamental Lawson - Fell - an overgrown conifer which is approximatel…
NOT/2025/2050
2025 Approved
15 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
T1 - Conifer Golden Ornamental Lawson - Fell - an overgrown conifer which is approximatel…
NOT/2025/2050
2025 Approved
The Water Tower, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
Proposed lower level single storey extension and infill extension. Erection of balcony to…
PA/2025/0538
2025 Approved
The Water Tower, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
Proposed lower level single storey extension and infill extension. Erection of balcony to…
PA/2025/0538
2025 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
T1 & T2 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce the crowns over the gardens of no. 8 & 10 on the northe…
NOT/2025/0387
2025 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
T1 & T2 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce the crowns over the gardens of no. 8 & 10 on the northe…
NOT/2025/0387
2024 Approved
The Water Tower, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
T1 – Beech- Fell tree close to ground level, remove and treat stump with Eco plugs to pre…
OTH/2024/1700
2024 Approved
The Water Tower, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
T1 – Beech- Fell tree close to ground level, remove and treat stump with Eco plugs to pre…
OTH/2024/1700
2024 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
G6 – Boundary fence - Cut and clear a 1 metre strip along back of neighbour’s property, l…
OTH/2024/1240
2024 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
G6 – Boundary fence - Cut and clear a 1 metre strip along back of neighbour’s property, l…
OTH/2024/1240
2024 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
T2 – Birch - 40% dead Approximate height 14m: Remove deadwood back to live growth – remov…
NOT/2024/1249
2024 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
T2 – Birch - 40% dead Approximate height 14m: Remove deadwood back to live growth – remov…
NOT/2024/1249
2023 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LS
T1 Oak to raise lower canopy by 3m reason light deprivation; T2 Silver Birch (dead) to fe…
NOT/2023/2294
2022 Approved
The Wilderness, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 4LS
Felling Licence 019/3444/2022. This application is in support of SPHN 22/02025/01. The No…
OTH/2022/2730
2022 Approved
Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Description: Oak (T1) - To remove lowest limb on oak tree, crown lift by 5m over playgrou…
22/00142/TC
2022 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Description: Larch - dismantle/fell.
22/00089/TC
2021 Approved
Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Replacement windows with double glazed timber frame units and double glazed aluminium
21/00867/AS
2020 Approved
Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Extension to provide two classrooms and WC block to replace existing separate demountable…
20/01355/AS
2018 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Description: T1 Heavily decayed Horse Chestnut by tennis court – Dismantle fell. T2 Horse…
18/00216/TC
2018 Approved
The Old Parsonage, 24 Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Description: T1 Heavily decayed Horse Chestnut by tennis court – Dismantle fell. T2 Horse…
18/00216/TC
2017 Approved
Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Description: 6 large Conifer trees - boundary of the school, remove trees for safety reas…
17/00082/TC
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
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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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.