5, Beech Drive, Hothfield, TN26 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1479 - Lawful development Valid

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single-Storey Rear Extension following the demolition of the existing extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Oct 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Site constraints 9

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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 335 m away: Hothfield Common; Conservation area about 54 m away: Hothfield; SSSI about 334 m away: Hothfield Common SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Hothfield built-up area; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 24 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
Lawful development
Postcode
TN26 1DS
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Upper Weald
Parish
Hothfield
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 38 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 51.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
30,231decided 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 1 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