Kent Science Park Shimmin Road Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8BZ

22/503742/NMAMDNon Material AmendmentsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 12 August 2022

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Non-material amendment to application 20/503707/HYBRID as per cover letter dated 29/07/22.

Received: 3 August 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: West Downs

ReceivedReceived3 Aug
ValidatedValidated3 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Aug
DecidedDecided12 Aug

Decided in 9 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Kent Science Park Shimmin Road Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8BZ. Mid Kent has handled 419 applications of this type. This one was decided in 9 days, 7 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 postcode area.

83% of amendment 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: ME9 8BZ
Application type: Non Material Amendments
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Milstead

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 August 2022
Target decision date: 31 August 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr James Ainsworth 70 St Mary Axe London EC3A 8BE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11430529
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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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