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Smiths Hall, West Farleigh Hall, Lower Road, West Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0PE

12/1974FullApproved

Approved on 21 December 2012

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Reinstatement of three sash windows as shown on the site location plan and drawing number(s) N4/02, N4/03 & N4/04 received on 31/10/12.

Received
31 October 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coxheath And Hunton
  1. Received31 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided21 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for window replacement 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 51 days, 5 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings 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
31 October 2012
Target decision date
25 December 2012
Application expires
26 December 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Holden Farm Barn, Three Chimneys, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8EZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West FarleighPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Garden House, West Farleigh HallOn this site · +4 more
  • 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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Associated applications

  1. 2012
    31 Oct

    Reinstatement of three sash windows as shown on the site location plan and drawing number(s) N4/02, N4/03 &…

    This applicationApprovedFull12/1974
  2. 2012
    31 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for the reinstatement of three sash windows as shown on the site location plan and…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside12/1975

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