Elmscroft Farm Charlton Lane West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0NY

22/500613/PNQCLAPrior Notification Class QRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 6 April 2022

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural barn to 1no. smaller dwellinghouse and 1no. larger dwellinghouse and associated operational development. For its prior approval to: - Transport and Highways impacts of the development - Noise impacts of the development - Contamination risks on the site - Flooding risks on the site - Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses) - Design and external appearance impacts on the building - Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.

Received: 9 February 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Coxheath And Hunton

ReceivedReceived9 Feb
ValidatedValidated9 Feb
Consult.Consultation9 Mar
TargetTarget Date6 Apr
DecidedDecided6 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Elmscroft Farm Charlton Lane West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0NY. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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: ME15 0NY
Application type: Prior Notification Class Q
Scale / size: Small
Parish: West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 February 2022
Consultation expiry: 9 March 2022
Last date for comments: 9 March 2022
Target decision date: 6 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO Mr Joe Alderman Downe House 303 High Street Orpington BR6 0NN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 16 February 2022
Site notice end: 9 March 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference: 23/500034/PAREF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Appeal Dismissed and or Notice Upheld

Appeal history

3307371

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 25 August 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11016179
Documents: 46

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.

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

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Source: Mid Kent

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