Beaver Green Community Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, TN23 5DA Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1898 - Lawful development Valid

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - For a permanent single-storey modular nursery building of approximately 71.7m², constructed using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), within the grounds of an established primary school. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 16 Dec 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Site constraints 4

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
ART71-ART/11/00347. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 27 October 2026. 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
Lawful development
Postcode
TN23 5DA
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Beaver
Parish
Central Ashford
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 52.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
43,265decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Ashford to go on. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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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