Land South and West of A Hicks Orlestone Mill, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1208 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Erection of 2.5m high gate and fencing, filling in drainage ditch and installation of culvert pipe. Removal of earth (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 13 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent full applications.

The consultation period closed on 4 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 0 m away: TPO/91/00005; SSSI about 388 m away: Orlestone Forest SSSI.
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
Full planning permission
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Weald South
Parish
Shadoxhurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 5416 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

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 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
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