Beech Cottage, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Approved on 23 December 2021
Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of garage roof-space to form a habitable room with shower and WC
- Received
- 1 November 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Downs North
- ReceivedReceived1 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation29 Nov
- TargetTarget Date30 Dec
- DecidedDecided23 Dec
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Beech Cottage, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR. 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 have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,905 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- CT4 8DR
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Chilham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 29 November 2021
- Consultation start
- 5 November 2021
- Consultation end
- 29 November 2021
- Target decision date
- 30 December 2021
- Application expires
- 12 January 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Sell Wade Consultants Lords Sheldwich Faversham ME13 0NJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 69 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10354384
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Chilham
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage 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, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Ashford
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