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Ex Mod Transmission Station, Cold Blow Lane, Thurnham

08/0101FullApproved

Approved on 28 February 2008

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing outbuilding (store) and erection of replacement single storey building to be used for photographic development and enlargement as shown on drawings 003/1-4 and the design and access statement received on 18/01/08.

Received
18 January 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Detling And Thurnham
  1. Received18 Jan
  2. Validated18 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Mar
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Ex Mod Transmission Station, Cold Blow Lane, Thurnham. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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
18 January 2008
Target decision date
13 March 2008
Decision issued
29 February 2008
Application expires
14 March 2008
Permission expires
27 February 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Chimes, Flat 5, Bishops Walk, Rochester, ME1 1AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Brownfield land register: 17/501842Register site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    13 Aug

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (remediation method statement); 8 (closure report); 10…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions19/504176/SUB
  2. 2019
    24 Apr

    Erection of double garage.

    ApprovedFull19/502020/FULL
  3. 2018
    27 Apr

    Erection of two dwellings with associated parking.

    ApprovedFull18/502281/FULL
  4. 2018
    15 Mar

    Non Material Amendment Being to Provide Garages for Plots 6 and 7 Subject to 17/501842/FULL

    RefusedNon-material amendment18/501476/NMAMD
  5. 2018
    5 Mar

    Non Material Amendment Being Revise Internal Arrangement to Provide Accommodation at Mezzanine Level Subject…

    RefusedNon-material amendment18/501224/NMAMD
  6. 2017
    5 Dec

    Minor Material Amendment to condition 2 of 17/501842/FULL

    ApprovedFull17/506136/FULL

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