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714 Bir Lane Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8BZ

20/501236/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 13 May 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Demolition of the existing building and erection of a polytunnel and associated works.

Received
25 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided13 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 714 Bir Lane Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8BZ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 8BZ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2020
Last date for comments
16 April 2020
Target decision date
20 May 2020
Permission expires
13 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Tom Cole 5 Bolton Street London W1J 8BA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08578404
Documents
8
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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