Kent Lodge, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1467 - Lawful development Closed
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed roof mounted solar panels to rear elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 93.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

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.
Chilham 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden about 96 m away: Chilham Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Chilham 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
Lawful development
Postcode
CT4 8DJ
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Chilham
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 93, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates in Ashford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Sept 2026.

Day 9337 days past the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
30,231decided in the last year

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

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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
T1 and T2 Leylandii Trees - To Fell - Reason for works - Increase light to the house and…
NOT/2025/1553
2025 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
T1 and T2 Leylandii Trees - To Fell - Reason for works - Increase light to the house and…
NOT/2025/1553
2024 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Installation of a 12kw domestic air source heat pump to the North-East elevation
PA/2024/0852
2024 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Installation of a 12kw domestic air source heat pump to the North-East elevation
PA/2024/0852
2024 Approved
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Proposed side and rear extension, including a new porch.
PA/2024/0746
2024 Approved
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Proposed side and rear extension, including a new porch.
PA/2024/0746
2023 Approved
Hambrook Lodge, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Semi-enclosed rear extension to the existing covered canopy area and associated landscapi…
PA/2023/1527
2023 Approved
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
T1 Beech tree - Fell
NOT/2023/1537
2023 Approved
The Woolpack Inn, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8DL
T1 Castanea sativa - sweet chestnut. -Reduce the crown of the tree by the selective remov…
NOT/2023/1560
2023 Approved
Hambrook Lodge, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Single storey extension to existing garden studio and installation of photovoltaic array…
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
5 Hambrook Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EJ
Description: T1 Lawsons Cypress- fell T2 Lawsons Cypress- fell
21/00229/TC
2019 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Conversion of double garage to create annexe
19/01571/AS
2019 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Conversion of double garage to create annexe
19/01571/AS
2019 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: Removal of dead tree in garden
19/00206/TC
2019 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: Removal of dead tree in garden
19/00206/TC
2019 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: Removal of cypress conifer tree because of excess shading and crowding.
19/00091/TC
2019 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: Removal of cypress conifer tree because of excess shading and crowding.
19/00091/TC
2018 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Demolition of existing out-building and single storey rear extension
18/01759/AS
2018 Approved
Hambrook House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Demolition of existing out-building and single storey rear extension
18/01759/AS
2018 Approved
1 Hambrook Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EJ
Description: T1 Beech - Re-shape crown by reducing laterals by approx 1m as required to g…
18/00050/TP
2018 Approved
1 Hambrook Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EJ
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18/00050/TP
2018 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: T1 - Magnolia - reduce by approx 1.5 metres in height and spread
18/00045/TC
2018 Approved
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Description: T1 - Magnolia - reduce by approx 1.5 metres in height and spread
18/00045/TC
2017 Approved
3 Hambrook Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EJ
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings