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Updown Cottage West Street Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2EP

18/504181/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 26 October 2018

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of a part two storey side and part single storey rear extension and sub-division of dwelling into 2 separate dwellings with associated gardens and parking.

Received
4 September 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target30 Oct
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Updown Cottage West Street Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2EP. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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
4 September 2018
Consultation expiry
4 October 2018
Last date for comments
4 October 2018
Target decision date
30 October 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Michael West 16 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
13 September 2018
Site notice end
4 October 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07195252
Documents
13
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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. 2021
    21 Apr

    Erection a single storey rear extension and changes to fenestration.

    ApprovedFull21/502081/FULL

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