Coast Cottage West Street Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2EP
Approved on 9 February 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a first floor rear extension with 2no. Juliet balconies.
- Received
- 21 December 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Harrietsham And Lenham
- ReceivedReceived21 Dec
- ValidatedValidated21 Dec
- Consult.Consultation3 Feb
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided9 Feb
Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Coast Cottage West Street Lenham Maidstone Kent ME17 2EP. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,311 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 2EP
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lenham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 December 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 3 February 2023
- Last date for comments
- 3 February 2023
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Desden Harman 124A North Road Hythe CT21 5DY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 5 January 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 January 2023
- Site notice start
- 13 January 2023
- Site notice end
- 3 February 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11775914
- Documents
- 32
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Associated applications
- 202416 Feb
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RefusedDischarge of conditions24/500616/SUB - 202221 Dec
Erection of a first floor rear extension with 2no. Juliet balconies.
This applicationApprovedFull22/505900/FULL
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