Outer Gate Lodge, Park Drive, Hothfield, Kent
Approved on 12 January 2017
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed detached two storey outbuilding to replace existing garage
- Received
- 21 November 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Downs West
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated24 Nov
- Consult.Consultation22 Dec
- TargetTarget Date19 Jan
- DecidedDecided12 Jan
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Outer Gate Lodge, Park Drive, Hothfield, Kent. Ashford has handled 2,705 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downs West.
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
- Hothfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 November 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 22 December 2016
- Consultation start
- 28 November 2016
- Consultation end
- 22 December 2016
- Target decision date
- 19 January 2017
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Inigo Architecture Ltd 4 Norman Road Barton-Le-Clay MK45 4QD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05642859
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Hothfield
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202331 Jan
Proposed detached two storey outbuilding to replace existing garage.
ApprovedHouseholderPA/2023/0190 - 201718 May
Discharge of condition 6
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/01710/CONA/AS - 20135 Jul
Erection of a detached two storey outbuilding to replace existing single storey outbuilding
ApprovedFull Planning Permission13/00750/AS
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