Hurst Bank, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AU Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1516 - Householder planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

1no quadruple bay garage and 2no pergolas ancillary to dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from recent householder applications across the UK.

The consultation period closed on 3 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4.
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, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £915,000 in October 2019. Detached house, freehold.

18 October 2019£915,000
15 November 2001£460,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area302 m² (3,251 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
TN27 0AU
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Upper Weald
Parish
Charing
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Z Horton

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide householder applications by day 55.

Day 3521 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
55,362decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent householder applications in Ashford to go on. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.