55 Avocet Way, Finberry, Sevington, TN25 7FR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to Class E, specifically for a retail operator and other uses within Class E Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 73.
Documents 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £475,000 in March 2020. 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
- Lawful development
- Postcode
- TN25 7FR
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
- Parish
- Sevington with Finberry
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 73, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates in Ashford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Ashford to go on. Ashford decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
9 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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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