The Bothy, Ewell Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0NG

09/2168Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)Approved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 18 January 2010

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

An application for a certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed development being the erection of an ancillary domestic outbuilding and a retaining wall as described in application MA/09/2168 and as shown on site location plan and drawing nos. 01, 02 (x2) and 03 received 26/11/09.

Received: 26 November 2009
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Coxheath And Hunton

ReceivedReceived26 Nov
ValidatedValidated26 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date20 Jan
DecidedDecided18 Jan

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for an outbuilding at The Bothy, Ewell Lane, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0NG. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 postcode area.

83% of outline 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 0NG
Application type: Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 November 2009
Target decision date: 20 January 2010
Application expires: 21 January 2010

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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