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OTH/2026/1538 - Screening Opinion Decided

Proposal

EIA screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended). With regard to a proposed residential mixed-use development of up to 240 dwellings with a small quantum of commercial use, its location, characteristics, and an assessment of the potential for significant environmental effects, taking into account the criteria set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulations. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 01:43

Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Screening - EIA not required

around 14 Sept 2026

Screening - EIA not required around 14 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Screening Opinion Decision · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

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.

Article 4 direction

ART68-ART/11/00346. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.

An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.

Local nature reserve about 165 m away: Ashford Green Corridors

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

National infrastructure project about 982 m away: M20 Junction 10A

The site is about 982 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area.

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 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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Important details

Council: Ashford
Application type: Screening Opinion
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Parish: Sevington with Finberry
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Sept 2026
Decision: Screening - EIA not required
Decision date: around 14 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: Bronwen Smith

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Ashford

Planning Authority Score

5.9/10

Average

#105 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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