Mill Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Kent

07/02222/ASFull Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 25 April 2008

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed conversion / rebuilding (including repair of fire damage) of farm buildings & change of use to small scale rural enterprise

Received: 6 December 2007
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Weald Central Ward

ReceivedReceived6 Dec
ValidatedValidated13 Mar
Consult.Consultation3 Jan
TargetTarget Date8 May
DecidedDecided25 Apr

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Mill Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Kent. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 12 weeks longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address.

89% of full applications at Ashford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bethersden

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 March 2008
Consultation expiry: 3 January 2008
Consultation start: 10 December 2007
Consultation end: 3 January 2008
Target decision date: 8 May 2008
Committee meeting: 23 April 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address: SY Planning Consultancy Skomer CoopersClose Lees Road Brabourne Lees, Ashford, Kent TN25 6PH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 25

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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