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70 High Street Blue Town Sheerness Kent ME12 1RW

16/505002/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 4 October 2017

Council decision: Appeal against NonDetermination RefusalNo Code

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Proposal

Demolition of existing structure and erection of a three storey, two bedroom dwellinghouse.

Received
21 June 2016
Decision level
No Code
Ward
Sheerness
  1. Received21 Jun
  2. Validated21 Jun
  3. Consult.12 May
  4. Target16 Aug
  5. Decided4 Oct

Decided in 470 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 70 High Street Blue Town Sheerness Kent ME12 1RW. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 470 days, 59 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1RW
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sheerness Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 June 2016
Consultation expiry
5 August 2016
Last date for comments
12 May 2017
Target decision date
16 August 2016
Committee meeting
9 November 2017
Permission expires
4 October 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Keith Rogers 6 Chada Avenue Gillingham ME7 4BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 July 2016
Advertisement expiry
22 July 2016
Site notice start
15 July 2016
Site notice end
5 August 2016

Appeal

Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed and or Notice Upheld

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05224383
Documents
35
Constraints
8

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)
  • Conservation area: Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and Bluetown
  • Listed building: Grade II: Former County CourtOn or next to this site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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