Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Ltd, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the installation of 570 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the northern range of the Grade II listed Locomotive Workshops and the refurbishment of the Railway Shed, including the installation of replacement windows, the reopening of four previously blocked window openings, and internal alterations comprising the construction of a first-floor mezzanine and the removal and installation of partition walls and associated works to provide staff offices at the former Newton Railway Works site. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent listed building consent.
Documents 28
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 18
Application forms 2
Other documents 5
Site constraints 7
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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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Decision outlook
Day 76 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides listed building consent by day 105.
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Public comments
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Last counted 26 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 17 Sept 2026
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 17 Sept 2026.