The Pound House, Granary Court Road, Smeeth, TN25 6RE Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1601 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Under Consultation

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the construction of a proposed Orangery following the removal and relocation of existing store, log store, oil tank and boiler. Demolition of the existing kitchen window and wall below and addition of a door creating the internal access to the orangery, plus adjustments to existing paving also providing access to the orangery. Cladding of the existing utility and boot room extension, & addition of a water butt. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Dec 2026, from Ashford's recent listed building consent. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
Also on the record
Inside the Brabourne Lees 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 11 September 2026. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,200,000 in January 2023. Detached house, freehold.

26 January 2023£1,200,000
25 November 2011£960,000
19 April 1996£205,000

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
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
TN25 6RE
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Bircholt
Parish
Brabourne;Brabourne;Smeeth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ian Upton

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides listed building consent by day 105.

Day 3372 days to the predicted decision (day 105)
16%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
86decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.