16 Hawthorn Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1BB
Approved on 22 February 2019
Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat for shop owners residential use (Resubmission of 18/503588/FULL)
- Received
- 14 September 2018
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Chalkwell
- ReceivedReceived14 Sep
- ValidatedValidated14 Sep
- Consult.Consultation10 Oct
- TargetTarget Date27 Feb
- DecidedDecided22 Feb
Decided in 161 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 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. 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
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 September 2018
- Last date for comments
- 10 October 2018
- Target decision date
- 27 February 2019
- Committee meeting
- 10 January 2019
- Permission expires
- 22 February 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 67 Adelaide Drive Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XU
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 166 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
- 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)
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, 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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Associated applications
- 201814 Sep
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat for shop owners residential use…
This applicationApprovedFull18/504824/FULL - 20186 Jul
Change of use of part of shop to provide a 1no. one bedroom flat.
RefusedFullPart of18/503588/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 1BB18/503588/FULL · FullRefused0.0 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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