99, Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SG Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1055 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

3no. detached dwellings with shared private access, associated landscaping, and ecological enhancements following demolition of existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Ashford's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 28 Aug 2026.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Woodchurch 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 24 September 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 3SG
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Weald South
Parish
Woodchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Jenny Edwards

Decision outlook

Day 66 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 664 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
29%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
364decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

14comments received
10 objecting4 neutral

71% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Aug 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