Sheerness Dockyard Church Garrison Road Sheerness Docks Sheerness Kent ME12 1RR

19/504204/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 15 November 2019

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for works to repair and upgrade the existing fire-damaged, Grade II* listed Sheerness Dockyard Church, for operation as an enterprise centre to support young entrepreneurs, with associated landscaping works to improve access and provide car and bicycle parking (Revised Scheme to 18/502226/LBC).

Received: 15 August 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Sheerness

ReceivedReceived15 Aug
ValidatedValidated15 Aug
Consult.Consultation22 Oct
TargetTarget Date15 Nov
DecidedDecided15 Nov

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Sheerness Dockyard Church Garrison Road Sheerness Docks Sheerness Kent ME12 1RR. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Sheerness Dockyard conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications 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.

68% of heritage 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 1RR
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 August 2019
Consultation expiry: 19 September 2019
Last date for comments: 22 October 2019
Target decision date: 15 November 2019
Decision issued: 28 November 2019
Permission expires: 28 November 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: F.A.O Mr Robert Songhurst 41A Beavor Lane London W6 9BL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 92 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 29 August 2019
Advertisement expiry: 19 September 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08081751
Documents: 78
Constraints: 12

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 Royal Dockyard Church and Attached Wall and RailingsOn this site · +2 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Sheerness: Royal Naval Dockyard & Bluetown+1 more

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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

2019
15 Aug
Listed Building Consent for works to repair and upgrade the existing fire-damaged, Grade II* listed Sheerness…
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2018
29 May
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ApprovedFullFiled alongside18/502224/FULL
2018
29 May
Listed Building Consent for works to repair and upgrade, including a single storey extension to provide WCs…
ApprovedListed building consentPart of18/502226/LBC

Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mid Kent

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