Gardeners Lodge, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1129 - Non-Material Amendment Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1586 (single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the existing roof and a new sliding entrance gate) to allow changes to the depth of the single-storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
around 16 Jul 2026

Approved around 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DM Decision Notice.pdf PDF · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DM Final Officer Report.pdf PDF · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Proposed Plans - 250827.04 Rev C Plan · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site & Block Plans - 250827.01 Plan · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing - 250827.02 Plan · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block Plan - 250827.03C Plan · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Application Form · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

40 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Clifton Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 38 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 40 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.
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Chilham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Registered park or garden about 90 m away: Chilham Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chilham 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 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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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
CT4 8BX
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Chilham
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
around 16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the ex…
PA/2025/1586
2025 Approved
Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the ex…
PA/2025/1586
2025 Approved
Bakery House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
T1 - elder tree (Sambucus Nigra) - to fell T2 - ornamental pear (Peru’s calleryana) - to…
NOT/2025/1519
2025 Approved
Bakery House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
T1 - elder tree (Sambucus Nigra) - to fell T2 - ornamental pear (Peru’s calleryana) - to…
NOT/2025/1519
2025 Approved
Chrisholme, The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
T1 - Yew tree - overall crown reduction of up to 3 metres. The tree is outgrowing it's sp…
NOT/2025/1016
2025 Approved
Chrisholme, The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
T1 - Yew tree - overall crown reduction of up to 3 metres. The tree is outgrowing it's sp…
NOT/2025/1016
2025 Approved
Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
Removal of existing rear conservatory and change to fenestration (Part Retrospective)
PA/2025/0735
2025 Approved
Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
Removal of existing rear conservatory and change to fenestration (Part Retrospective)
PA/2025/0735
2025 Approved
The Barn, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
T1 - Evergreen Conifer - to fell - height in excess of 4 metres. Located closely adjacent…
NOT/2025/0014
2025 Approved
The Barn, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
T1 - Evergreen Conifer - to fell - height in excess of 4 metres. Located closely adjacent…
NOT/2025/0014
2024 Approved
Orion Cottage, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8BY
T1 & T2- Douglas Fir - Fell - Roots lifting the block patio on the neighbouring property…
NOT/2024/1740
2024 Approved
Orion Cottage, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8BY
T1 & T2- Douglas Fir - Fell - Roots lifting the block patio on the neighbouring property…
NOT/2024/1740
2024 Approved
St Mary's Church, Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
T4 Lime – reduce weight bearing branches back to vertical growth at 2m, remove deadwood…
NOT/2024/1448
2024 Approved
St Mary's Church, Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
T4 Lime – reduce weight bearing branches back to vertical growth at 2m, remove deadwood…
NOT/2024/1448
2024 Approved
Chilham War Memorial At St Marys Church, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8BY
T1 Yew - crown reduction of 2.5 metres and a crown lift of 3 - 4 metres The tree is now o…
NOT/2024/0730
2024 Approved
Chilham War Memorial At St Marys Church, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8BY
T1 Yew - crown reduction of 2.5 metres and a crown lift of 3 - 4 metres The tree is now o…
NOT/2024/0730
2024 Approved
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
T1 - Copper Beech Tree: To reduce the crown by 4m in height with a proportional width red…
NOT/2024/0355
2024 Approved
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
T1 - Copper Beech Tree: To reduce the crown by 4m in height with a proportional width red…
NOT/2024/0355
2024 Approved
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Kent. CT4 8BX
5 Day notification large Copper Beech reduction in height as shown on supporting photogra…
NOT/2024/0179
2024 Approved
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Kent. CT4 8BX
5 Day notification large Copper Beech reduction in height as shown on supporting photogra…
NOT/2024/0179
2016 Approved
Chrisholme, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Description: Yew Tree (T1) Crown lift by 2.5 m and crown reduce by 15%.
16/00205/TC
2016 Approved
The White Horse, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Essential external repairs to the south-west, front elevation, first floor, only
16/00879/AS
2016 Approved
Thydon Cottage, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Single storey rear extension and erection of open porch over existing door on west elevat…
16/00833/AS
2016 Approved
Thydon Cottage, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Single storey rear extension and erection of open porch over existing door on west elevat…
16/00832/AS
2016 Approved
Old Vicarage, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Description: T1 - one x horse chestnut, to lift and cut back from neighbour's property (n…
16/00092/TC
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings