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Ex Mod Transmission Station, Coldblow Lane, Thurnham, Kent

13/1110FullApproved

Approved on 9 January 2014

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing MOD structures and erection of five 4-bedroom detached dwellings with provision of internal roadways as shown on drawing nos. site location plan, 120813-S-001, 120966-P001, Cgi image of elevation of dwelling, Planning Design and Access Statement, sustainability statement, Phase 1 Habitat Survey and Tree Survey received 21/06/2013, phase 1 contamination survey received 24/06/2013 and drawing no. 2027/13/B/4 received 26/06/2013.

Received
26 June 2013
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Detling And Thurnham
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated26 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Aug
  5. Decided9 Jan

Decided in 197 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 197 days, 20 weeks longer 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
26 June 2013
Target decision date
20 August 2013
Application expires
21 August 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Romney House, Monument Way, Orbital Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
16

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: 15/507279Register site at or near this address · +1 more
  • 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.

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