Smiths Hall, West Farleigh Hall, Lower Road, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0PE
Approved on 26 September 2012
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of tractor store, boiler house for biomass boiler and wood store (revised proposal to that approved under reference MA/12/0233) as shown on drawing nos. 12-51.01C, 02 and 03B and site location plan received on 3/8/12.
- Received
- 3 August 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Coxheath And Hunton
- ReceivedReceived3 Aug
- ValidatedValidated3 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Sep
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Smiths Hall, West Farleigh Hall, Lower Road, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0PE. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- ME15 0PE
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Farleigh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 August 2012
- Target decision date
- 27 September 2012
- Decision issued
- 27 September 2012
- Application expires
- 28 September 2012
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Grove Dairy Farm Business Centre, Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8NY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West FarleighPart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 21/2008Part of the site
- Ancient woodland: Chestnut GrovePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201319 Mar
An application for discharge of conditions relating to MA/12/1975
ApprovedDischarge of conditions13/0477 - 201231 Oct
Reinstatement of three sash windows as shown on the site location plan and drawing number(s) N4/02, N4/03 &…
ApprovedFull12/1974 - 201231 Oct
Listed Building Consent for the reinstatement of three sash windows as shown on the site location plan and…
ApprovedListed building consent12/1975
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