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Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week. - Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002 to allow changes to condition 5 - Noise Impact Assessment, condition 10 - Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan, condition 11 - Landscape Ecological Management Plan, condition 12 - Enhanced soft landscaping scheme, condition 15 - Landscape enhancements to staff entrance on Church Road and condition 17 - Drainage Strategy.

Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE

Decision MadeReference: OTH/2026/0904Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Non-Material Amendment
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Determination deadline
17 Jun 2026
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week. - Reference - CROWN/2025/0000002 to allow changes to condition 5 - Noise Impact Assessment, condition 10 - Landscape Maintenance and Management Plan, condition 11 - Landscape Ecological Management Plan, condition 12 - Enhanced soft landscaping scheme, condition 15 - Landscape enhancements to staff entrance on Church Road and condition 17 - Drainage Strategy.

Proposal details

Reference
OTH/2026/0904
Ward
Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
Parish
Mersham
Agent
Rachel Streeter

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Application location

Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE

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DocumentPublishedAction
Covering Letter S96A (Condition Timings) 19.05.26.pdf · PDF19 May 2026View
Officer ReportOfficer Report · PDF18 Jun 2026View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF18 Jun 2026View
CD4.29 Site Location Plan.pdf · PDF19 May 2026View
ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF19 May 2026View

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