Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/1108 - Prior approval - Network Rail (Part 18) Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval under Part 18 (Class A), Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, for proposed development comprising the ‘renewal of prefabricated workshop with a replacement modular unit and installation of a portable cabin office building’ to improve MELF facilities at Ashford MDU. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:59

Application progress

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Received

22 Jun 2026

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Approved

around 10 Aug 2026

Approved around 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM Decision Notice FINAL PDF · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DM Final Officer Report.pdf PDF · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Floor Plan and Elevations - STOCK 20'x10'-PC-FP&E-STEEL Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan 25-27508-02 Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Plan Layout 25-27508-01 Rev A Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan TP001 Plan · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Carriage Shop, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 4 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 4 with distances

0 mCarriage ShopGrade II
113 mGate House to Railway WorksGrade II
121 mEngine ShedGrade II
149 mFormer Acetylene StoreGrade II

Historic England ↗

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.

Article 4 direction

ART68-ART/11/00346. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Also on the record

Local nature reserve about 384 m away: Ashford Green Corridors; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area.

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, 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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