Ashford planning news
Ashford planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Ashford Planning Appeals: 10 of 34 Lost, 32 Homes Allowed
Inspectors overturned 10 of Ashford's 34 refusals from January to June, including 32 homes at Bethersden and a drive-thru coffee shop at Sevington.
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Kennington Road 180 Homes: Approval Urged Again on 21 Oct
Officers back 180 homes off Kennington Road, Willesborough, on 21 October despite a failed flood test, as Ashford has just 3.16 years of housing land.
Planning
Ashford Housing Land Supply Falls to 3.16 Years
Ashford built 75% of the homes it needed over three years, so its land supply is now 3.16 years. Wednesday: 15 homes at St Michaels, Tenterden, go to committee.
Town centre
Ashford Odeon: £7.5m Theatre Plans on Show This Friday
Designs for a theatre inside the former Odeon go on show at County Square on Friday 18 September, 10am to 4pm, the last look before the planning application.
Planning
Ashford Local Plan: Your 2025 Objection No Longer Counts
Comments on the scrapped Local Plan 2042 do not carry over. Ashford's scoping consultation closes at 5pm on 23 September, and so does Call for Sites.
Planning
Ashford Planning Committee: Six Decisions Due 19 August
The council leader's own self-build, an HMO in a listed town centre building and 34 flats on Elwick Road go before Ashford's Planning Committee on Wednesday.