Charing Church of England Primary School, School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1324 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Single storey rear extension containing open plan classroom and external access ramp and steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from Ashford's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 14 Sept 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.
Also on the record
National landscape about 142 m away: Kent Downs; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
TN27 0JN
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Charing
Parish
Charing
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 5317 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

3comments received
2 neutral1 supporting

33% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Sept 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.