Ashford Borough Local Plan, Supplementary Planning Guidance and Development Briefs

The Ashford Borough Local Plan was formally adopted by the Borough Council in June 2000. The Local Plan sets out a framework of plans and policies to guide the development and use of land in the Borough. This includes issues such as the location of housing development, measures to protect the countryside, and retail and employment policies. The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provided for the saving of these adopted Local Plan policies until the 27 September 2007, after which they would expire.

Initially it was envisaged by Government that parts of Local Authorities’ LDF s would be in place by this deadline. However, the issues and complexities present in the new legislation and accompanying guidance has meant that very few are in place nationally. In light of this, the Secretary of State has put in place a system for extending Local Plan policies beyond their deadline.

The secretary of state has compiled a list stating which Local Plan policies should be saved beyond 27 September 2007 and those which should be left to expire. These saved policies will come into force on the 28 September 2007 and will be used as the basis for all decision making, they will remain in place until they are superseded by policies in the LDF .

• List of Saved Policies - 49Kb PDF

The Local Plan is used to guide and inform the day-to-day decisions made by development control officers when determining planning applications. The Local Plan including its maps are available to view and download by clicking on the links shown below:

• Ashford Borough Local Plan Text 2Mb PDF
• (GIS) Interactive Ashford Borough Local Plan 2000 Proposals Map
• Local Plan 2000 Key to Proposals Map - PDF 300Kb
• Ashford Borough (West) (Sheet 1) - 1.94Mb JPEG
• Ashford Borough (East) (Sheet 2) - 2.33Mb JPEG
• Ashford (Inset 3) - 1.97Mb JPEG
• Ashford Town Centre (Inset 3a) - 876Kb JPEG
• Tenterden (Inset 4) - 1.81Mb JPEG
• Road Classification Diagram (Inset 3) - 284Kb JPEG
• Cycleway Network Diagram (Inset 3) - 367Kb JPEG

Supplementary Planning Guidance

Supplementary Planning Guidance (or SPG) builds upon the policies in the Local Plan and provides more detailed advice on particular topics (eg Design Guides) or particular areas (eg Site Development Briefs). The Supplementary Planning Documents in current use are listed below and are available to download in PDF Format by clicking on the links below:

• SPG1 Ashford's Green Corridor Plan 2000 (Part 1)
• SPG1 Ashford's Green Corridor Plan 2000 (Part 2)
• SPG1 Ashford's Green Corridor Plan 2000 (Part 3)
• SPG2 Development Briefs - A Guidance Note 2001 2.37Mb
• SPG3 Developer Contributions / Planning Obligations 2001 9Mb
• SPG4 Victoria Road Development Brief 2001 8.66Mb
• SPG5 Education Contributions Arising From Affordable Housing 2001 56Kb
• SPG6 Providing for Transport Needs arising from the South of Ashford Study July 2004 376Kb
• SPG7 Reuse of Agricultural Buildings 1994 2.72Mb
• SPG8 Stables and Riding Ménage June 2004 303Kb 
• SPG9 Domestic Garages and Outbuildings in Urban and Rural areas June 2004 692Kb  
• SPG10 Domestic Extensions in Urban and Rural areas June 2004 858Kb

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For further information on any of these documents please email Planning and Development or call 01233 330229.

Village Design Statements

Village Design Statements are available from our webpage.

Development Briefs

• Barracks High Street Development Brief Pages 1-24 - PDF 2.33Mb
• Barracks High Street Development Brief Pages 25-50 - PDF 2.05Mb

• Barracks Development Brief Pages 1-35 - PDF 3.98Mb
• Barracks Development Brief Pages 36-75 - PDF 3.60Mb
• Barracks Development Brief Pages 76-110 - PDF 1.72Mb

Pattison's Farm Hamlet Development Brief

• Pattison's Farm Hamlet Planning Brief 2003 - 7.04Mb

Cheeseman's Green Development Brief

• Cheeseman's Green Development Brief webpage

Park Farm Development Brief

• Pages 1-25 - PDF 4.92MB
• Pages 26-45 - PDF 4.05MB
• Pages 46-64 - PDF 3.56MB
• Pages 65-84 - PDF 4.80MB
• Pages 85-100 - PDF 2.58MB

For further information on any of these documents please email minnie.ngaluafe@ashford.gov.uk or call 01233 330202.