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Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of land surrounding the house as residential curtilage.

Hadmans Place Barn, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW

Decision MadeReference: PA/2025/0826Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Lawful development: Existing use
Received
1 May 2025
Validated
1 May 2025
Determination deadline
3 Jul 2025
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of land surrounding the house as residential curtilage.

Proposal details

Reference
PA/2025/0826
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Agent
Mr Jonathan Lee

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Application location

Hadmans Place Barn, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW

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Documents 6 of 6

DocumentPublishedAction
DM Final Officer Report.pdf · PDF26 Jun 2025View
Location & Block Plan PlanPlan · PDF1 May 2025View
DM Decision Notice.pdf · PDF26 Jun 2025View
Supporting LetterCorrespondence · PDF1 May 2025View
Signed Statutory DeclarationSupporting Documents · PDF2 May 2025View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF1 May 2025View

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Decision & conditions

Existing Use/Development Is Lawful
DM Decision Notice.pdf
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