Land known as Oakleigh Field west of Oakleigh Farm, High Halden Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1456 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) and informative - Biodiversity Gain Plan of planning permission PA/2026/0356 Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 19:23

Application progress

✓

Received

7 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

20 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 15 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 6

Site constraints 3

Also on the record

SSSI about 471 m away: Chattenden Woods And Lodge Hill SSSI; Inside the Cliffe Woods 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: Approval of details reserved by a condition
Received: 7 Aug 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Ward: Weald Central
Parish: High Halden
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 17 Sept 2026

Ashford

Planning Authority Score

5.9/10

Average

#105 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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