Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Ltd, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PD
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for the installation of 570 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the northern range of the Grade II listed Locomotive Workshops and the refurbishment of the Railway Shed, including the installation of replacement windows, the reopening of four previously blocked window openings, and internal alterations comprising the construction of a first-floor mezzanine and the removal and installation of partition walls and associated works to provide staff offices at the former Newton Railway Works site.
05 August 2026
19 August 2026
04 September 2026
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TN24 0PD
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