The Rectory Church Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1AP

21/505816/OUTOutline ApplicationRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 23 December 2021

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Outline application for the retention of existing dwelling and erection of 4no. dwellings (Access being sought). Resubmission of 21/501777/OUT

Received: 2 November 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Harrietsham And Lenham

ReceivedReceived2 Nov
ValidatedValidated2 Nov
Consult.Consultation16 Dec
TargetTarget Date28 Dec
DecidedDecided23 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at The Rectory Church Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1AP. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,310 applications in total for the ME17 postcode area.

83% of outline 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: ME17 1AP
Application type: Outline Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 November 2021
Consultation expiry: 16 December 2021
Last date for comments: 16 December 2021
Target decision date: 28 December 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr Robert Stevenson Zealds House 39 Church Street Wye Ashford Kent TN25 5BL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 25 November 2021
Advertisement expiry: 16 December 2021

Appeal

Appeal reference: 22/500062/REF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Allowed and or Notice Quashed

Appeal history

3291481

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 25 August 2022Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10342382
Documents: 42

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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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mid Kent

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