Vale House Smiths Hill West Farleigh Kent ME15 0PG
Approved on 22 April 2016
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of existing outbuildings to annexe accommodation with renovation of existing lean to building.
- Received
- 12 November 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Coxheath And Hunton
- ReceivedReceived12 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date7 Jan
- DecidedDecided22 Apr
Decided in 162 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Vale House Smiths Hill West Farleigh Kent ME15 0PG. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 15 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,479 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 0PG
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Farleigh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 November 2015
- Consultation expiry
- 18 December 2015
- Last date for comments
- 23 February 2016
- Target decision date
- 7 January 2016
- Application expires
- 7 January 2016
- Permission expires
- 22 April 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Keith Plumb 53 Woodstock Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4HJ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 27 November 2015
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 December 2015
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-04558078
- Documents
- 25
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 201616 Dec
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 - materials, Condition 4 - Joinery Details, Condition 6…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions16/508508/SUB - 201512 Nov
Conversion of existing outbuildings to annexe accommodation with renovation of existing lean to building.
This applicationApprovedFull15/508383/FULL
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201523 Apr
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 2 - Approved Plans and Condition 3 - External Surface Materials…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions15/503096/SUB - 201519 Jan
Rebuild of existing ground floor extension, proposed first floor extension, single storey rear extension and…
ApprovedFull14/506840/FULL - 201412 Nov
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ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area14/505460/TCA
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