planning application TN25 6GE

Planning Inspectorate The Town and Country Planning (Crown Development
Applications) (Procedure and Written Representations) Order 2025

NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 16 OF CROWN DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION ACCOMPANIED
BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT CROWN/2025/0000002

Proposed development at Sevington Inland Border Facility, Mersham,
Ashford TN25 6GE.

Notice is given that Department for Transport (DfT), Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and His Majesty’s Revenues and Customs (HMRC) are applying to the Secretary of State for planning permission for 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 and the application is accompanied by an environmental statement.

Members of the public may inspect copies of:
• the application
• the plans
• the environmental statement
• and other documents submitted with it
at: https://find-crown-development.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/
applications/885d6bd3-c6b3-495f-a820-d4633a1d00a9/
application-information and at Ashford Borough Council, International
House, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HU.

A hard copy of the environmental statement may be obtained from
Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple
Quay Bristol, BS1 6PN or crownapplications@planninginspectorate.
gov.uk whilst stocks last for a reasonable charge.

Anyone who wishes to make representations about this application
should make these comments at: https://find-crown-development.
planninginspectorate.gov.uk/applications/885d6bd3-c6b3-495fa820-d4633a1d00a9/have-your-say or write to Crown Development
Case Team, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay,
Bristol, BS1 6PN within the period of 30 days beginning with the
date on which this notice was published.

All representations made in connection with the development
proposal will be made publicly available on the website shortly after
the end of the representation period. The name of the individual
author or organisation will be published however addresses,
signatures and contact details will be kept private in line with data
protection requirements. We advise you not to include any other
personal information about yourself or others.