Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2025/2305 - Removal/variation of conditions Withdrawn

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans), removal of condition 7 (BNG habitat) and 9 (removal of temporary car park and outbuildings) of planning permission for Proposed single storey rear and side extensions and permission to use part of a field as a temporary car park during the construction works to allow for changes to temporary car park and BNG now being exempt. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Dec 2025
−
Withdrawn
around 27 Jan 2026

Withdrawn around 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: School House, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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 ↗
High Weald 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.
Rolvenden 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 112 m away: Great Maytham; Inside the Rolvenden 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 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
Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode
TN17 4LS
Received
12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Parish
Rolvenden
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
around 27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Jan 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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.