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Elmscroft House Charlton Lane West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0NY

20/503517/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 25 November 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a 10Kw ground mounted photovoltaic solar array.

Received
16 September 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coxheath And Hunton
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.22 Oct
  4. Target25 Nov
  5. Decided25 Nov

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Elmscroft House Charlton Lane West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0NY. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
ME15 0NY
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2020
Consultation expiry
22 October 2020
Last date for comments
22 October 2020
Target decision date
25 November 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Maurice Ashenden-Bax Pickering Moor Farm Stape Pickering YO18 8HZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Publicity

Last advertised
1 October 2020
Advertisement expiry
22 October 2020
Site notice start
29 September 2020
Site notice end
20 October 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08947958
Documents
17
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    2 Jan

    Change of use from D1 to C3 (residential) with associated internal and external alterations and repair works.

    ApprovedFull19/505951/FULL
  2. 2019
    13 Dec

    Listed Building consent for blocking up of non original door, replacement of 3no. windows and reinstatement…

    ApprovedListed building consent19/505952/LBC
  3. 2013
    22 Feb

    Amended scheme to planning permission MA/12/1928

    ApprovedFull13/0289
  4. 2013
    20 Feb

    Amended scheme to Listed Building Consent MA/12/1929

    ApprovedListed building consent13/0288
  5. 2012
    29 Oct

    Replacement of asbestos roof to existing garage with new roofing system with two new stainless steel flues to…

    ApprovedFull12/1928
  6. 2012
    24 Oct

    An application for listed building consent for installation of a new biomass boiler room within an existing…

    ApprovedListed building consent12/1929

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