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Forge Farm Hernhill Kent ME13 9FW

22/504165/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 5 December 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of agricultural building into a single dwellinghouse, including insertion of rear dormer, alterations to fenestration, and raising and altering the roof height to allow for a second storey (change of use previously approved under 20/504753/PNQCLA).

Received
26 August 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Boughton And Courtenay
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target6 Dec
  5. Decided5 Dec

Decided in 466 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Forge Farm Hernhill Kent ME13 9FW. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 466 days, 59 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Boughton And Courtenay. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the ME13 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
ME13 9FW
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Hernhill

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2022
Consultation expiry
17 October 2022
Last date for comments
20 March 2023
Target decision date
6 December 2023
Committee meeting
13 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Ben Allen Flat 50 Keeling House Claredale Street LONDON E2 6PG

Planning decision

Statutory period
467 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 September 2022
Advertisement expiry
13 October 2022
Site notice start
26 September 2022
Site notice end
17 October 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11410584
Documents
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: StaplestreetPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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Associated applications

  1. 2022
    26 Aug

    Conversion of agricultural building into a single dwellinghouse, including insertion of rear dormer…

    This applicationApprovedFull22/504165/FULL
  2. 2020
    14 Oct

    Prior notification for the change of use of building and land within its curtilage to 1 no. dwellinghouse and…

    ApprovedPrior Notification Class QPart of20/504753/PNQCLA

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