Elmscroft Farm, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0NY
Approved on 26 March 2009
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from farm contractor's storage and workshop to use for motor vehicle workshop and repairs as shown on site location plan and block plan received on 4/2/09.
- Received
- 4 February 2009
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Coxheath And Hunton
- ReceivedReceived4 Feb
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date31 Mar
- DecidedDecided26 Mar
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Elmscroft Farm, Charlton Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0NY. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker 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 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
- ME15 0NY
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Farleigh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2009
- Target decision date
- 31 March 2009
- Application expires
- 1 April 2009
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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, 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.
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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20229 Feb
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural barn to 1no. smaller dwellinghouse and 1no. larger…
RefusedPrior Notification Class Q22/500613/PNQCLA - 202010 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (details of the 2m high close boarded fence with access gate)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/503510/SUB
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