Land South of Sheepwash, Poplar Road, Wittersham Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/1785 - Prior notification Under Consultation

Proposal

Prior notification for the erection of a farm machinery storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 01:35

Application progress

✓

Received

2 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 8 Nov 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

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Documents 7

Site constraints 3

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

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. 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: Prior notification
Received: 2 Oct 2026
Validated: 2 Oct 2026
Ward: Isle of Oxney
Parish: Wittersham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 33.

prediction

Day 749 days to the 56-day target

93%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

25,179decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 19 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

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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