Church Farm House, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Single-storey side extension. Re-ordering of windows on the rear elevation of the existing dwelling alongside the replacement of existing with timber framed windows. Construction of walled garden and ancillary landscape works. (Scheme B) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Withdrawn around 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 19
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £810,000 in January 2019. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Ashford
- Application type
- Householder planning permission
- Postcode
- TN27 8PW
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Decision date
- around 26 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Matthew Blythin
Public comments
Last counted 28 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 11 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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