Tunstall C Of E Primary School Tunstall Road Tunstall Kent ME9 8DX

20/500405/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 30 March 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed Building consent for conversion of former school building to create 1no. dwelling, works to include part first floor extensions with insertion dormers windows and rooflights. Single storey extension to create side porch and infill to create boot room. Internal alterations and changes to fenestration and erection of a detached garage.

Received: 28 January 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: West Downs

ReceivedReceived28 Jan
ValidatedValidated28 Jan
Consult.Consultation13 Mar
TargetTarget Date3 Apr
DecidedDecided30 Mar

Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for a porch at Tunstall C Of E Primary School Tunstall Road Tunstall Kent ME9 8DX. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Tunstall conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,175 applications in total for the ME9 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: ME9 8DX
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 January 2020
Consultation expiry: 13 March 2020
Last date for comments: 13 March 2020
Target decision date: 3 April 2020
Permission expires: 30 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Architect profile: WOODSTOCK DESIGN ASSOCIATES LTD
Agent address: FAO: Mr Keith Plumb 53 Woodstock Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4HJ

Planning decision

Case officer: Andrew Spiers
Statutory period: 66 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 February 2020
Advertisement expiry: 5 March 2020
Site notice start: 21 February 2020
Site notice end: 13 March 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08458271
Documents: 30
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Tunstall
Listed building: Grade II: The Village SchoolOn this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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

2020
23 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2 (details of materials), 3 (details of brickwork / flint work…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/504863/SUB
2020
31 Jan
Conversion of former school building to create 1no. dwelling, works to include part first floor extensions…
ApprovedFullFiled alongside20/500404/FULL
2020
28 Jan
Listed Building consent for conversion of former school building to create 1no. dwelling, works to include…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent20/500405/LBC

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15 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mid Kent

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