32, Downs Way, Charing, TN27 0JP Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1390 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposed erection of a new-build dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Ashford's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 1 Nov 2026

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Documents 23

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Site constraints 9

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.
Public footpath about 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument about 151 m away: The archbishop's palace
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National landscape about 191 m away: Kent Downs; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 64 m away: Charing; Inside the Charing built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 9 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
TN27 0JP
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Charing
Parish
Charing
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Silas Willoughby

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 2050 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
29%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
364decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
1 neutral3 supporting

75% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Nov 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