Land North of, 79 The Street, Appledore Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/0856 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single-storey heritage centre including solar panels to roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
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Validated
27 May 2026
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Approved
around 4 Aug 2026

Approved around 4 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Poplar Hall, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 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 ↗
Appledore 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland about 240 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Designation record ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 240 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI; Scheduled monument about 239 m away: Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge; Inside the Appledore (Ashford) 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

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
Full planning permission
Postcode
TN26 2AF
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Isle of Oxney
Parish
Appledore
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 4 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
RX Architects

Public comments

9comments received
2 objecting3 neutral4 supporting

44% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jun 2026
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
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