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Change of use from B8 (Storage & Distribution) to a timber retailer with some timber furniture manufacturing (sui generis) and the installation of mobile racking for timber storage (retrospective)

Home Farm, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SP

Decision MadeReference: PA/2025/1630Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
4 Sept 2025
Validated
29 Sept 2025
Determination deadline
24 Nov 2025
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Change of use from B8 (Storage & Distribution) to a timber retailer with some timber furniture manufacturing (sui generis) and the installation of mobile racking for timber storage (retrospective)

Proposal details

Reference
PA/2025/1630
Ward
Bircholt
Parish
Smeeth
Agent
Mr George Bryant

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Application location

Home Farm, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SP

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Documents 9 of 9

DocumentPublishedAction
KCC Highways - Consultation ResponseConsultee · PDF2 Oct 2025View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF23 Sept 2025View
Advert - Press NotificationOther · PDF3 Oct 2025View
DM Final Officer Report.pdfOfficer Report · PDF26 Nov 2025View
DM Decision Notice.pdfDecision Notice · PDF26 Nov 2025View
Planning StatementSupporting Documents · PDF4 Sept 2025View
Location and Block Plans - 2025-2065v1Amended Drawing · PDF21 Nov 2025View
Location and Block Plans 2025-2065v1-LocBlockPlan · PDF29 Sept 2025View
Photos of rackingPhotographs and Photomontages · PDF29 Sept 2025View

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