16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB
Refused on 30 August 2018
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat.
- Received
- 6 July 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Chalkwell
- ReceivedReceived6 Jul
- ValidatedValidated6 Jul
- Consult.Consultation20 Aug
- TargetTarget Date31 Aug
- DecidedDecided30 Aug
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Chalkwell. We hold 2,142 applications in total for the ME10 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
- ME10 1BB
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 July 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 20 August 2018
- Last date for comments
- 20 August 2018
- Target decision date
- 31 August 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 67 Adelaide Drive Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 30 July 2018
- Site notice end
- 20 August 2018
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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Associated applications
- 201814 Sep
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat for shop owners residential use…
ApprovedFullRelated18/504824/FULL - 20186 Jul
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat.
This applicationRefusedFull18/503588/FULL
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202224 Aug
Change of use of existing Convenience Store and Hairdressers to 2no.flats (resubmission of 22/501271/FULL
ApprovedFull22/503263/FULL - 20226 Apr
Change of use of existing Convenience Store to 2no. bedsits and Hairdressers to 1no.flat.
RefusedFull22/501271/FULL - 201521 Dec
Single storey bedsit for use by store manager for security of shop premises.
RefusedFull15/509793/FULL
Source: Mid Kent
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Nearby applications
- 16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB18/504824/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB15/509793/FULL · FullRefused0.0 mi
- Hawthorn Convenience Store Ltd 16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB22/501271/FULL · FullRefused0.0 mi
- 16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB22/503263/FULL · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 2 Arthur Street Sittingbourne ME10 1BA18/501182/FULL · FullRefused0.0 mi
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- CMJ Electrical Services LimitedElectrician0.1 mi
- A-Maisie Build LtdSittingbourne0.1 mi
- DSB KentCarpentersKitchens0.3 mi
- Patterson Double Glazing LtdWindow & Door Installer0.3 mi
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