County Square, Elwick Road, Ashford Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1585 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Installation of air handling units, heating/cooling condenser units, related duct work/pipe work and plant enclosure to facilitate shop fitout Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

31 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

3 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent full applications. Comments are open until 3 Oct 2026.

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Documents 9

Site constraints 2

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.

Also on the record

Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Ashford
Application type: Full planning permission
Received: 31 Aug 2026
Validated: 3 Sept 2026
Ward: Victoria
Parish: Central Ashford
Target decision: 29 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
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Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides full applications by day 70.

prediction

Day 1060 days to the predicted decision (day 70)

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 3 Oct 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

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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