Circus Farm, Biddenden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of condition 9 (number of caravans) of planning permission for Change of use of land for a Travelling Showpeople’s winter quarters and alterations to existing access to allow for 4no additional caravans. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved around 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 13 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
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Postcode
- TN27 8QG
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- around 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Allowed · 10 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005819 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Public comments
Last counted 13 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 6 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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