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CROWN/2025/0000002 Application information
Type of application
Planning permission
Local planning authority
Ashford LPA
Applicant name
Department for Transport DfT, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Defra and His Majesty’s Revenues and Customs HMRC
Site address
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Description of the proposed development
Buildings, Goods Vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Important dates
Application Accepted Date: 28 Jul 2025
Representations Period: 28 July 2025 at 12:00am - 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Procedure Details
Application Stage: Consultation
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