Forge Cottage, 81 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NA Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1513 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Under Consultation

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for re-roofing including stripping tiles and repairing damaged roof rafters. Dismantling and re-building of chimney. Removal and re-location of soil vent pipe. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent listed building consent. The consultation period closed on 24 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Street House, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 6 with distances
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.
Ashford - Lacton Green conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ashford (Ashford) 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 11 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £600,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

7 November 2024£600,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 March 2016£605,000Detached house
4 April 2008£560,000Detached house
16 December 2005£399,995Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
TN24 0NA
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Willesborough
Parish
Willesborough
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Matthew Woodhams

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides listed building consent by day 105.

Day 5154 days to the predicted decision (day 105)
16%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
86decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 neutral1 supporting

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.