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Cedar Cottage, West Street, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2EP

13/0277FullApproved

Approved on 15 April 2013

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Amendments to MA/12/0719 (demolition of existing single storey side and rear extensions and erection of single storey side extension including installation of solar photovoltaic array to south facing roof slopes and front and rear storm porches) being the raising of the ridge of the original dwelling to enable conversion of the loft to a habitable room, raising the height of the approved rear porch to provide a dormer window with external balcony, introduction of rear dormer and roof lights to north and south roof slopes as shown on a site location plan and drawing numbers ccBE04, ccBP05, ccEE14, ccEG22, ccEP09, cc, EP05-fp, ccEP05-r, ccES04, ccPFFP10, ccPGFP10, ccPRP10 and ccSP05, supported by a design and access statement, all received 19th February 2013.

Received
19 February 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated19 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Cedar Cottage, West Street, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2EP. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,311 applications in total for the ME17 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
ME17 2EP
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 February 2013
Target decision date
15 April 2013
Application expires
16 April 2013

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-02412076
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Mid Kent

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