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Proposed new access and partial change of use of land to provide shared access serving approved residential dwellings (NOT/2024/2109) and to enhance agricultural access on the farm.

Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

Decision MadeReference: PA/2025/0887Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
12 May 2025
Validated
27 May 2025
Determination deadline
10 Sept 2025
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Proposed new access and partial change of use of land to provide shared access serving approved residential dwellings (NOT/2024/2109) and to enhance agricultural access on the farm.

Proposal details

Reference
PA/2025/0887
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Agent
C/o Price Whitehead

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Application location

Obeden Farm, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

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Documents 15 of 15

DocumentPublishedAction
Location Plan - 2267 D03Plan · PDF22 May 2025View
DM Final Officer Report.pdfOfficer Report · PDF10 Sept 2025View
Proposed Site Plan 2267 D02 Rev 2Plan · PDF12 May 2025View
Design, Access, BNG & Planning Statement 2267Supporting Documents · PDF12 May 2025View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF12 May 2025View
Location Plan - 2267 D03Plan · PDF12 May 2025View
BNG Existing and Proposed Site Plans - 2267 D04 rev1Plan · PDF12 May 2025View
KCC Highways and Transportation commentConsultee · PDF6 Jun 2025View
KCC Ecology · PDF29 Aug 2025View
DM Decision Notice.pdfDecision Notice · PDF10 Sept 2025View
Natural EnglandConsultee · PDF23 Jun 2025View
Small Sites Metric Statutory Biodiversity Metric Calculation Tool 24.07.24. Rev 1 xlsxSupporting Documents12 May 2025View
Small Sites Statutory Biodiversity MetricSupporting Documents27 May 2025View
Existing Site Plan 2267 D01Plan · PDF12 May 2025View
Covering LetterSupporting Documents · PDF12 May 2025View

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DM Decision Notice.pdf
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