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Downtown Victorias Leisure Ashford Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1BL

21/506206/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 31 January 2022

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing nightclub building and erection of 5no. new four bedroom dwellings with associated parking, access and landscaping.

Received
6 December 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received6 Dec
  2. Validated6 Dec
  3. Consult.11 Jan
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided31 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Downtown Victorias Leisure Ashford Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1BL. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,307 applications in total for the ME17 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
ME17 1BL
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 December 2021
Consultation expiry
11 January 2022
Last date for comments
11 January 2022
Target decision date
31 January 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Nigel Booen Crowthorn House 9 Mile Ride Nine Mile Ride Wokingham RG40 3GZ.

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
21 December 2021
Site notice end
11 January 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10375422
Documents
44

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 12/1993Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    12 Feb

    Prior Notification for the proposed change of use from a restaurant (Use Class E(b)) to a state-funded…

    ApprovedNotification for Prior Approval Class T25/500520/PNT
  2. 2023
    11 Dec

    Demolition of existing building and erection of 4no. detached three-bedroom chalet style dwellings and…

    ApprovedFull23/505615/FULL
  3. 2023
    24 May

    Demolition of existing building and erection of 4no. detached three bedroom chalet style dwellings.

    RefusedFull23/502239/FULL
  4. 2023
    1 Mar

    Retrospective application for the temporary change of use of the building and surrounding land to car sales…

    ApprovedFull23/500881/FULL
  5. 2022
    1 Apr

    Retrospective application for a change of use of part of restaurant building (Class E(b)) into two separate…

    WithdrawnFull22/501308/FULL
  6. 2008
    31 Jan

    Erection of a single storey front and side extension as shown on drawings 10015/01

    ApprovedFull08/0175

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