Cross At Hand Garage, Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 0RH
Proposal
Proposed car body workshop with spray booth and change of use of agricultural land to parking as shown on site location plan received on 17/10/11; and drawing nos RFD/897/3A and RFD/897/4 received on 1/11/11.
- Received
- 1 November 2011
- Decided
- 22 December 2011 · Application Refused
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Staplehurst
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- ReceivedReceived1 Nov
- ValidatedValidated1 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided22 Dec
Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Cross At Hand Garage, Maidstone Road, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 0RH. Mid Kent has handled 5,217 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Mid Kent's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,090 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202020 Jul
Change of use of land from car sales to hand car wash site, with the erection of gates, fencing and refuse…
RefusedFull20/503020/FULL - 201824 Aug
Outline application the demolition of existing industrial buildings and erection of a residential development…
ApprovedOutline Application18/504033/OUT - 201028 Apr
Planning application for erection of car body workshop with spray booth and change of use of strip of land…
ApprovedFull10/0348
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: 18/504033Register site at or near this address
- 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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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