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The Mellows, Marley Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1BS

09/1510FullApproved

Approved on 29 April 2010

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective planning permission for change of use of land for residence by a gypsy family including stationing of one mobile home, one touring caravan, use of former stable building as ancillary to mobile home and associated works including fencing and hardstanding (re-submission of MA/09/0851) as shown on site location plan and unnumbered site and landscape plan received on 21/8/09.

Received
21 August 2009
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated21 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 251 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Mellows, Marley Road, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1BS. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 251 days, 28 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,310 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 1BS
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 August 2009
Target decision date
15 October 2009
Committee meeting
29 April 2010
Decision issued
11 May 2010
Application expires
16 October 2009

Applicant and agent

Agent address
146, St. Johns Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6PL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Mar

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 8-(Site Development Scheme) , 9-(Landscape) , 10- (landscape…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/501210/SUB
  2. 2024
    20 Nov

    Relocation of 2no. existing static homes and siting of 3no. additional static homes and 4no. touring caravans…

    ApprovedFull24/502621/FULL
  3. 2020
    3 Mar

    Retention of dwelling with alterations (Part Retrospective).

    ApprovedFull20/500780/FULL
  4. 2019
    30 May

    Retention of a dayroom, retention of re-sited mobile home, and the demolition of utility block.

    RefusedFull19/502352/FULL
  5. 2019
    15 Apr

    Part retrospective application for the siting of 2no. additional mobile homes and erection of 1no. dayroom on…

    RefusedFull19/501777/FULL
  6. 2018
    27 Mar

    Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 (Landscaping) Subject to 17/504435/FULL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/501546/SUB

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