Land between Cherry Hey and The Lawns, Charing Hill, Charing Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1234 - Outline planning permission Refused

Proposal

Outline application for up to 6 self-build residential dwellings with all matters reserved except for access and layout Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 01:35

Application progress

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Received

13 Jul 2026

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Validated

20 Jul 2026

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Refused

around 28 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused around 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 23

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.

Kent Downs 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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Charing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Outline planning permission
Received: 13 Jul 2026
Validated: 20 Jul 2026
Ward: Charing
Parish: Charing
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: around 28 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

13comments received

9 objecting4 neutral

69% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Downland House, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NG

Conversion of garage to provide ancillary annexe accommodation

19/00454/AS 10 May 2019

2019 Approved

Downland House, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NG

Conversion of garage to provide ancillary annexe accommodation

19/00454/AS 10 May 2019

2018 Approved

Southlands, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NF

Proposed single storey conservatory

18/01138/AS 24 Sep 2018

2018 Approved

Southlands, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NF

Proposed single storey conservatory

18/01138/AS 24 Sep 2018

2016 Approved

Timber Lodge, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NG

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16/00937/AMND/AS 10 Jan 2017

2016 Approved

Timber Lodge, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NG

Erection of a single storey garage with workshop.

16/00937/AS 17 Aug 2016

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

Land between Cherry Hey and The Lawns, Charing Hill, Charing Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 23

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 7

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 6