New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3EU Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0620 - Lawful development Withdrawn
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Confirmation of lawful commencement of the planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Withdrawn
around 2 Sept 2026

Withdrawn around 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF DM Decision Notice.pdf Decision Notice · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 5 - Rossendale Appeal Decision. Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 2 - Decision Notice for OTH/2025/1346 Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 6 - Decision Notice for PA/2025/1944 Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Officer's Assessment Sheet for PA/2025/1944 Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Plan · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Agent: Cover Letter with Application Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix 4 - GCN District Level Licence Supporting Documents · 30 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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 3EU
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Bethersden
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
around 2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Great Crested Newt Licence), 5 (Transport Construction…
OTH/2025/1346
2025 Approved
Details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Great Crested Newt Licence), 5 (Transport Construction…
OTH/2025/1346
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
The Barn New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3EU
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Erection of an enclosed partially glazed walk…
PA/2022/3014
2022 Approved
The Barn New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3EU
Certificate of Lawful Development: Existing - Occupation of dwelling in breach of Agricul…
PA/2022/2780
2022
New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EU
Proposed erection of 3 new dwellings including landscape / biodiversity enhancements and…
22/00972/AS
2021 Approved
New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EU
Prior notification for the change of use of 3 existing agricultural barns and land within…
21/01920/AS
2021 Refused
New Barn Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EU
Prior notification for the change of use of 3 existing agricultural barns and land within…
21/01051/AS
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
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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