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Erection of a new commercial building, construction of a new car park, landscaping, and amended site access/gates following the Demolition of 2no. Commercial Buildings.

Land north east of Beacon Farm Oast, Benenden Road, Biddenden

Decision MadeReference: PA/2025/1314Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
5 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
31 Jul 2026
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Erection of a new commercial building, construction of a new car park, landscaping, and amended site access/gates following the Demolition of 2no. Commercial Buildings.

Proposal details

Reference
PA/2025/1314
Ward
Biddenden
Parish
Biddenden
Agent
Ms Alice Beeken

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Application location

Land north east of Beacon Farm Oast, Benenden Road, Biddenden

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Documents 52 of 52

DocumentPublishedAction
Application FormApplication Form · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Planning StatementSupporting Documents · PDF5 Sept 2025View
PROPOSED BLOCK 3351 - 10DAmended Drawing · PDF24 Jul 2026View
Proposed NW & NE Elevations - 3351_05Plan · PDF5 Sept 2025View
KCC Ecological AdviceConsultee · PDF9 Oct 2025View
Transport assessmentSupporting Documents · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Proposed Bin Store - 3351_07Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Great Crested Newt SurveySupporting Documents · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Landscape OfficerConsultee10 Sept 2025View
KCC Highways and TransportationConsultee · PDF9 Oct 2025View
KCC Highways - Consultation ResponseConsultee · PDF14 Jan 2026View
VEHICULAR SWEPT PATHS ANALYSIS USING LARGE 4-AXLE REFUSE VEHICLEPlan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Baseline plan Benenden Road Biddenden 2026Supporting Documents · PDF20 Jul 2026View
Updated Transport StatementSupporting Documents · PDF15 Jul 2025View
DM Decision Notice.pdfDecision Notice · PDF24 Jul 2026View
Existing Floor Plans & Elevations - 3351_02Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Proposed SE & SW Elevations - 3351_04Plan · PDF5 Sept 2025View
Tree Constraints PlanPlan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
PROPOSED BLOCK 1 3351 - 10BAmended Drawing · PDF26 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED REFUSE STRATEGY 1 3351 - 16Plan · PDF26 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED REFUSE STRATEGY 1 3351 - 15Plan · PDF26 Jan 2026View
Proposed Block Plan - 3351_06Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Proposed Bin Store - 3351_07Correspondence · PDF5 Sept 2025View
PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN 3351 - 10CAmended Drawing · PDF5 Mar 2026View
PROPOSED BLOCK 3351 - 10BAmended Drawing · PDF26 Jan 2026View
Proposed Access Gates - 3351_08Plan · PDF5 Sept 2025View
Arboricultural Survey ReportSupporting Documents · PDF15 Jul 2025View
The_Statutory_Biodiversity_Metric_Calculation_Benenden Road^J Biddenden 2026Supporting Documents20 Jul 2026View
EXISTING SECTIONS 3351 - 03BAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
KB Ecology PEA Benenden Road Biddenden July 2026Supporting Documents · PDF20 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED BIN STORE 3351 - 14Amended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
Preliminary Ecological AppraisalSupporting Documents · PDF15 Jul 2025View
PROPOSED PLANS 3351 - 11AAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
Proposed Floor Plan - 3351_03Plan · PDF5 Sept 2025View
KCC Highways - Consultation ResponseConsultee · PDF5 Mar 2026View
PROPOSED BLOCK 3351 - 10AAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
PROPOSED SECTIONS 3351 - 13AAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
DM Final Officer Report.pdfOfficer Report · PDF24 Jul 2026View
PROPOSED SECTIONS 1 3351 - 13BAmended Drawing · PDF26 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED REFUSE STRATEGY 3351 - 16AAmended Drawing · PDF5 Mar 2026View
SITE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS - PCD622/001Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
PROPOSED ELEVATIONS 3351 - 12AAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
PROPOSED SECTIONS 3351 - 13BAmended Drawing · PDF26 Jan 2026View
PROPOSED VISIBILTIY SPLAYS PLAN PCD622/001Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
Proposed Block Plan - 3351_06 AAmended Drawing · PDF19 Sept 2025View
PROPOSED REFUSE STRATEGY 3351 - 15AAmended Drawing · PDF5 Mar 2026View
KCC Highways - Consultation ResponseConsultee · PDF11 Sept 2025View
EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS 3351 - 02Amended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
EXISTING BLOCK PLAN 3351 - 01AAmended Drawing · PDF12 Dec 2025View
Tree officer consultee commentConsultee · PDF2 Feb 2026View
Proposed SE & SW Elevations (Colour) - 3351_04Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View
SITE LOCATION & EXISTING BLOCK PLAN - 3351_01Plan · PDF15 Jul 2025View

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