School House, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1AJ
Approved on 25 November 2009
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Residential development of Harrietsham old school site, including the refurbishment of the existing main school building into 2 No. two bedroom units with additional garage. Refurbishment of existing kitchen house into 1 No. two bedroom unit with integral garage. The erection of 3 No. three bedroom dwellings with garages and 3 No two bedroom dwellings with garages as shown on drawing numbers 1, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 accompanied by transport assessment, noise survey report and ecological scoping report received on 17/10/08 and 4/11/08 and as amended by drawing numbers 1, 11 Rev A, 26, 27, 29, 34, 35 and FIG 3.1 accompanied by transport assessment and tree survey received on 8/1/09, bat and owl survey, reptile assessment and tree survey received on 22/7/09, drawing number 33 received on 12/8/09 and drawing number 33 received on 13/11/09.
- Received
- 12 August 2009
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Harrietsham And Lenham
- ReceivedReceived12 Aug
- ValidatedValidated12 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Oct
- DecidedDecided25 Nov
Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at School House, Ashford Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1AJ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 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. We hold 1,307 applications in total for the ME17 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
- ME17 1AJ
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harrietsham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 August 2009
- Target decision date
- 6 October 2009
- Application expires
- 7 October 2009
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Suites 9-11, The Courtyard, Parsonage Farm, Parsonage Stocks Road, Throwley, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0ET
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 50
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: 5001/2021/TPOPart of the site · +2 more
- Brownfield land register: 12/2 140Register site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 May
Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow replacement…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/501461/FULL - 202519 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (bin and cycle…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/502520/SUB - 20253 Apr
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (bin and cycle…
RefusedDischarge of conditions25/501351/SUB - 202416 Aug
Change of use of the old canteen to a detached 3-bedroom dwelling, including erection of a single storey…
RefusedFull24/503213/FULL - 20248 Feb
Erection of 3no. self-build dwellings with associated access and parking
ApprovedFull24/500239/FULL - 202317 Oct
Non Material Amendment to 22/501407/FULL
ApprovedNon-material amendment23/504662/NMAMD - 202224 May
Erection of three detached dwellings. Creation of a new access. (Resubmission of 21/504810/FULL
RefusedFull22/502176/FULL - 202212 Apr
Change of use of existing school to provide 2no. 3 bedroom dwellings, including erection of a single storey…
RefusedFull22/501407/FULL - 20228 Feb
Retrospective application for temporary siting of a caravan and security hoarding to front of property for a…
ApprovedFull22/500204/FULL - 20216 Oct
Erection of four detached dwellings with associated access and parking.
RefusedFull21/504810/FULL - 20215 Oct
Retrospective application for temporary siting of a caravan and security hoarding to front of property for a…
RefusedFull21/503384/FULL - 202121 May
Demolition of existing derelict school buildings. Erection of 5 no. residential dwellinghouses (two detached…
RefusedFull21/502382/FULL - 20134 Jan
Application for a new planning permission to replace extant planning permission MA/08/1767
ApprovedFull12/2140
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