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Friningham Manor, Thurnham

02/2292FullApproved

Approved on 8 August 2003

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing top floor storey and erection of new floor space and pitched roof and conversion of property to 6No. flats, as shown on drawing nos. 01.23.01, 01.23.02, 01.23.04, 01.23.10A, 01.23.11A, 01.23.13A, 01.23.14B and 01.23.SK20 received on 24.12.02 as amended by site plans received on 25.02.03 and 19.06.03.

Received
30 December 2002
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Thurnham
  1. Received30 Dec
  2. Validated30 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided8 Aug

Decided in 221 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Friningham Manor, Thurnham. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 221 days, 24 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address.

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

Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thurnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 December 2002
Target decision date
24 February 2003
Committee meeting
7 August 2003
Decision issued
20 August 2003

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Grove Dairy Farm Business Centre, Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
0

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Land North of ThurnhamPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1975Part of the site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 13/0678Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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