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Sittingbourne Retail Park Mill Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XD

21/505350/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 3 March 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Section 73 - Application for variation of condition 16 (Use of A1 Retail Units) pursuant to SW/98/0212 for - Outline application for demolition of existing buildings and erection of A1 non-food retail unit and A3 restaurant, associated access and highway works, ancillary servicing area and car parking.

Received
6 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chalkwell
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Oct
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided3 Mar

Decided in 513 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Sittingbourne Retail Park Mill Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XD. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 513 days, 65 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Chalkwell. We hold 2,142 applications in total for the ME10 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
ME10 2XD
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2021
Consultation expiry
16 November 2021
Last date for comments
5 October 2022
Target decision date
10 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
DHA Planning Ltd Eclipse House Sittingbourne Road MAIDSTONE ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Statutory period
520 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 October 2021
Advertisement expiry
11 November 2021
Site notice start
26 October 2021
Site notice end
16 November 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10263798
Documents
25

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)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: The Lion, 2 Church Street, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2JYRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    18 Jun

    Removal of the existing security cabin, relocation and erection of a new onsite security cabin and palisade…

    PendingFull26/502240/FULL
  2. 2026
    5 Feb

    Erection of a new retail unit (Class E) and alterations to the existing car park including access…

    PendingFull26/500435/FULL
  3. 2024
    7 Jun

    Submission of details to partially discharge conditions 3 Part A and B (contamination), 4 (construction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/502322/SUB
  4. 2024
    16 May

    Non Material Amendment to 23/501472/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment24/502024/NMAMD
  5. 2023
    28 Apr

    Change of use of butcher's shop (Use Class E(a)) to a coffee shop/restaurant selling food and drink for…

    ApprovedFull23/501472/FULL
  6. 2022
    5 Sep

    Change of use of butcher's shop (Use Class E(a)) to cafe/restaurant (Use Class E(b)) and erection of a new…

    WithdrawnFull22/503891/FULL

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