Land Northwest of Woodcock Cottage 9 and Grouse Cottage, 10 Orchard Lane, Challock Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1226 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposal for 3 residential dwellings, parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 80. The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Challock built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
TN25 4AD
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Downs West
Parish
Challock
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 80, past the statutory target. 67% of full applications in Ashford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 8024 days past the 56-day target
29%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
364decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

52comments received
46 objecting6 neutral

88% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Aug 2026
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
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