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Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE

18/01835/ASListed building consent (Alt/Ext)Approved
Listed building consent

Approved on 18 February 2019

Council decision: Grant ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed replacement sunroom

Received
20 December 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald Central
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.26 Jan
  4. Target14 Feb
  5. Decided18 Feb

Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE. Ashford has handled 458 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 17 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Weald Central. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the TN26 postcode area.

88% of heritage 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

Postcode
TN26 3AE
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bethersden

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2018
Consultation expiry
26 January 2019
Consultation start
2 January 2019
Consultation end
26 January 2019
Target decision date
14 February 2019
Application expires
14 February 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Graceyard Design Unit 11 Brunswick Industrial Centre Brunswick Road Ashford Kent TN23 1ED

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07490343
Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bethersden
  • Listed building: Grade II: Melville HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    1 Mar

    Description: T1 Lebanese Cedar - Reduce width of crown by up to 15% to west over neighbouring garden and…

    ApprovedTrees13/00047/TC
  2. 2012
    17 Sep

    Description: To remove one holly (T1) and prune back other trees overhanging the eastern bounday

    ApprovedTrees12/00147/TC
  3. 2012
    5 Jul

    Discharge of conditions 3 & 4

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions11/01170/CONA/AS
  4. 2011
    29 Sep

    Removal and replacement of two fireplace mantelpieces and grates to ground floor.

    ApprovedListed building consent11/01170/AS
  5. 2011
    15 Aug

    Description: To fell one holly (T1) within front hedge.1,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved…

    ApprovedTrees11/00129/TC
  6. 2011
    4 May

    Discharge of condition 2

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions09/00538/CONA/AS

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