Matts Hill Farm, Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7UY

11/1355Adjoining Authority ConsultationApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 September 2011

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Consultation with Maidstone Borough Council by Swale Borough Council for a retrospective application for the change of use of agricultural building Unit 1 to B1(c) (light industrial) and B2 (general industrial) of specific area as indicated on plans (re: SW/10/1274)

Received: 10 August 2011
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council

ReceivedReceived10 Aug
ValidatedValidated10 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date6 Sep
DecidedDecided6 Sep

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Matts Hill Farm, Matts Hill Road, Hartlip, Sittingbourne, ME9 7UY. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 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: ME9 7UY
Application type: Adjoining Authority Consultation
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Not In Borough Area

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 August 2011
Target decision date: 6 September 2011
Application expires: 5 October 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Borough Planning Officer, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 2

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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Associated applications

2011
8 Sep
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural building Unit 1 to B1(c) Light Industrial and B2…
WithdrawnFullRelatedSW/11/0839
2011
10 Aug
Consultation with Maidstone Borough Council by Swale Borough Council for a retrospective application for the…
This applicationApprovedOutline11/1355
2010
29 Oct
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural buildings. Units 1 & 2 to B2 general industrial…
RefusedFullPart ofSW/10/1274

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