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Cross At Hand Farm, Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, TN120RJ

05/2247FullPermitted

Proposal

Change of use of land and buildings from agriculture to stud for dales ponies, together with extension and alterations to existing building to provide stabling as shown on drawing number(s) 05/01-05/04 received on 24/11/05 and as amended by additional document(s) being letter from applicant dated 17/01/06.

Received
17 January 2006
Decided
23 February 2006 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Staplehurst
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received17 Jan
  2. Validated17 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Mid Kent85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Cross At Hand Farm, Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, TN120RJ. Mid Kent has handled 5,203 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,083 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
05/2247
Address
Cross At Hand Farm, Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, TN120RJ
Postcode
TN12 0RJ
Local Authority
Mid Kent
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Staplehurst
Parish
Staplehurst

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
5, Shearers Close, Weavering, Maidstone, ME145UQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
17 January 2006
Target Decision Date
17 April 2006
Date Decided
23 February 2006
Date Validated
17 January 2006
Date Submitted
17 January 2006
Application Expires
14 March 2006
Committee Meeting
26 February 2006
Decision Issued
28 February 2006
Permission Expires
22 February 2009

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
90 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
10
Coordinates
51.191400, 0.545871
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mid Kent

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The ShirleyOn or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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