Sittingbourne Retail Park Mill Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XD
Proposal
Change of use of butcher's shop (Use Class E(a)) to a coffee shop/restaurant selling food and drink for consumption on and off the premises (sui generis) along with the installation of a drive-through, alterations to the building and associated parking, landscaping and ancillary works. Erection of a new building comprising a butcher's shop (Use Class E(a)) along with associated parking, landscaping and ancillary works.
- Received
- 28 April 2023
- Decided
- 1 November 2023 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Chalkwell
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- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation1 Sep
- TargetTarget Date1 Nov
- DecidedDecided1 Nov
Decided in 187 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Sittingbourne Retail Park Mill Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XD. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 187 days, 19 weeks longer than Mid Kent's median. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Chalkwell. We hold 2,134 applications in total for the ME10 postcode area.
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8 other applications at this property, newest first.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Brownfield land register: The Lion, 2 Church Street, Milton Regis, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2JYRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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