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49-51 High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW

23/500664/FULLFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Conversion of the basement area for residential use, providing 2 no. one bedroom flats including insertion of stairs.

Received
13 February 2023
Decision due
7 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chalkwell
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Oct
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at 49-51 High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 February 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the High Street, Sittingbourne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Chalkwell. We hold 2,142 applications in total for the ME10 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
ME10 4AW
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2023
Consultation expiry
16 March 2023
Last date for comments
24 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Miss Molly Myers Unit 6 Grove Dairy Farm Bobbing Hill Bobbing Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
267 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 February 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 March 2023
Site notice start
15 February 2023
Site notice end
8 March 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11917604
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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. 2023
    13 Feb

    Conversion of the basement area for residential use, providing 2 no. one bedroom flats including insertion of…

    This applicationPendingFull23/500664/FULL
  2. 2023
    13 Feb

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including removal of internal wall, insertion…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongside23/500665/LBC

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