Friningham Manor Farm, Friningham, Detling, Kent

11/2120FullApproved

Approved on 10 February 2012

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Replacement of existing radome (the dome structure on top of the tower) with a slightly larger radome as shown on drawing number(s) CS047964-51857-03, CS047964-51857-06 & CS047964-51857-07 received on 12/12/11 and the site location plan received on 22/12/11.

Received: 22 December 2011
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Detling And Thurnham

ReceivedReceived22 Dec
ValidatedValidated22 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date15 Feb
DecidedDecided10 Feb

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Friningham Manor Farm, Friningham, Detling, Kent. 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. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Thurnham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 December 2011
Target decision date: 15 February 2012
Application expires: 16 February 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Met Office, Fitzroy Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3PB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Article 4 direction: Land North of Thurnham
National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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Source: Mid Kent

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