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High Farm West Street Lenham Kent ME17 2EP

17/500383/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 23 May 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of two storey side extension and external alterations to garage.

Received
30 January 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.17 May
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided23 May

Decided in 113 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey side extension at High Farm West Street Lenham Kent ME17 2EP. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 113 days, 8 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications 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
30 January 2017
Consultation expiry
3 March 2017
Last date for comments
17 May 2017
Target decision date
27 March 2017
Permission expires
23 May 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr James Collett 24 Maidstone Road Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2QJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 February 2017
Advertisement expiry
3 March 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05777837
Documents
12
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: High FarmhouseOn this site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2014
    22 Aug

    Conditions 2 and 4 of 14/0214

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions14/503088/SUB

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