Former Thamesteel Site Brielle Way Sheerness Kent ME12 2AE

16/501726/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 20 October 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from B2 Industrial use in the form of redundant steelworks to port related uses (sui generis) including demolition of buildings (except for the former military hospital, former fitness centre, former billet packing building, former stores and stores maintenance building and part of main former Thamesteel building), construction of new paved surfaces and a new vehicle access and bridge spanning the A249 to the existing Port to the west, reconfiguration of railhead, boundary treatment and landscaping and associated works.

Received: 13 April 2016
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Sheerness

ReceivedReceived13 Apr
ValidatedValidated13 Apr
Consult.Consultation6 Oct
TargetTarget Date13 Jul
DecidedDecided20 Oct

Decided in 190 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Thamesteel Site Brielle Way Sheerness Kent ME12 2AE. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 190 days, 19 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sheerness. We hold 817 applications in total for the ME12 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: ME12 2AE
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 April 2016
Consultation expiry: 6 October 2016
Last date for comments: 6 October 2016
Target decision date: 13 July 2016
Committee meeting: 13 October 2016
Application expires: 13 July 2016
Permission expires: 20 October 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Ms Rebecca Caines 14 Regent's Wharf All Saints Street London N1 9RL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 22 April 2016
Advertisement expiry: 13 May 2016
Site notice start: 15 September 2016
Site notice end: 6 October 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-04831551
Documents: 112
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and BluetownPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Former Military HospitalOn this site
Scheduled monument: Sheerness defencesPart of the site
Heritage at Risk Register: Sheerness Defences, SwalePart of the site

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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