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Land Adjacent To Broadoak Farm Broadoak Road Milstead Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0RS

20/500656/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 4 May 2020

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land for stabling and equestrian activities. Erection of 1no. stable block and 1no. outdoor riding school (private use) with 1.5m high post and rail timber fence including 2no. 5-bar timber gates. Extension of the existing driveway to provide vehicular access track.

Received
11 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target6 May
  5. Decided4 May

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land Adjacent To Broadoak Farm Broadoak Road Milstead Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0RS. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 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
ME9 0RS
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Milstead

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2020
Consultation expiry
16 April 2020
Last date for comments
16 April 2020
Target decision date
6 May 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Nicholas Hobbs Royal William House 57 St Mary's Road Faversham Kent ME13 8EG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 March 2020
Site notice end
16 April 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08473555
Documents
14
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    25 Aug

    Change of use of agricultural land to private equestrian.

    ApprovedFull23/503256/FULL

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