Council planning record

Within the deeds of our property we have the ownership of an alleyway which runs between ourselves and our neighbours house. Originally our neighbours house was two separate dwellings, the furthest house had its own alleyway, the closer house had a right of way over our alleyway ( which then leads onto our front garden ). Since then the house has become one dwelling ( in 1989 ), we consider that this historical right of way has no need to exist. It potentially could cause an unnecessary issue to us and our privacy if a future occupant exercised this right of way. We have owned the house since 2007 and the current resident has never used the right of way. The front of our house has a private garden and the alleyway leads directly onto this front garden which we feel is an unnecessary invasion of our privacy given that the neighbouring house has it's own alleyway the other side of the house. We would therefor request that this right of way is removed to avoid any future issues to us and given the fact that it is has no detriment to their property see no reason for this request not to be granted.

41 The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EA

Decision MadeReference: 22/00314/ASAshford Borough Council

Last published check: 2 Oct 2026, 20:10. Check the council record for more recent changes.

Application timeline

Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.

  1. Decision Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  2. Received Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  3. Valid Date

    Published milestoneCouncil source
  4. Latest Decision Date (Calculated)

    Past published deadline

    A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.

    Council source

Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
24 Feb 2022
Validated
24 Feb 2022
Determination deadline
21 Apr 2022
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Within the deeds of our property we have the ownership of an alleyway which runs between ourselves and our neighbours house. Originally our neighbours house was two separate dwellings, the furthest house had its own alleyway, the closer house had a right of way over our alleyway ( which then leads onto our front garden ). Since then the house has become one dwelling ( in 1989 ), we consider that this historical right of way has no need to exist. It potentially could cause an unnecessary issue to us and our privacy if a future occupant exercised this right of way. We have owned the house since 2007 and the current resident has never used the right of way. The front of our house has a private garden and the alleyway leads directly onto this front garden which we feel is an unnecessary invasion of our privacy given that the neighbouring house has it's own alleyway the other side of the house. We would therefor request that this right of way is removed to avoid any future issues to us and given the fact that it is has no detriment to their property see no reason for this request not to be granted.

Proposal details

Reference
22/00314/AS

Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.

Sign in to view collected details

Application location

41 The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EA

This record has no verified map location.

Documents 2 of 2

DocumentPublishedAction
Application FormApplication Form · PDF25 Feb 2022View
PUBLIC PAVEMENTPlans · PDF25 Feb 2022View

Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.

Decision & conditions

Planning permission is not required
Planning conditions

Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.

Related records

No related records were published in this section.

Understand this planning record

All planning guides
  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application statuses explained

    Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.