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Ex Mod Transmission Station, Coldblow Lane, Thurnham, Kent

12/0048FullApproved

Approved on 5 March 2012

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing workshop and construction of single storey extension to existing photographic studio as shown on drawing nos. 1817(02)L01, 1817(02)001, 1817(20)001, 1817(02)E01, 1817(20)E01 and 1817(20)G01 received on 11th January 2012.

Received
13 January 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Detling And Thurnham
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Mar
  5. Decided5 Mar

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Ex Mod Transmission Station, Coldblow Lane, Thurnham, Kent. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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
13 January 2012
Target decision date
8 March 2012
Application expires
9 March 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5, Shearers Close, Weavering, Maidstone, ME145UQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Brownfield land register: 17/501842Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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