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Thurnham Keep, Castle Hill, Thurnham

02/1409FullApproved

Approved on 19 November 2002

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of part of dwelling to bed and breakfast Accommodation, as shown on two unnumbered A3 sized plans showing the block plan and detailing the first floor layout received on 02.08.02 and as amended by applicants covering letter and form 1 received on 02.08.02.

Received
2 August 2002
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thurnham
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided19 Nov

Decided in 109 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Thurnham Keep, Castle Hill, Thurnham. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 109 days, 8 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,560 applications in total for the ME14 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME14 3LE
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thurnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2002
Target decision date
27 September 2002
Decision issued
22 November 2002

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Thornham Friars and Barn Attached to WestOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Land North of ThurnhamPart of the site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Brownfield land register: 18/505555Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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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