Home Farm Couchman Green Lane Staplehurst Kent TN12 0RU
Refused on 17 November 2023
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Outline Application for demolition of existing kennels, hardstandings and associated buildings and removal of dog track. Erection of up to 61no. dwellings comprising 51no. on site A, with new access from Headcorn Road, and 10no. on Site B, with new access from Couchman Green Lane (All matters reserved except for access).
- Received
- 12 July 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Staplehurst
- ReceivedReceived12 Jul
- ValidatedValidated12 Jul
- Consult.Consultation10 Nov
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided17 Nov
Decided in 128 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Home Farm Couchman Green Lane Staplehurst Kent TN12 0RU. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 128 days, 10 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,126 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.
83% of outline 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
- TN12 0RU
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 61
- Parish
- Staplehurst
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 July 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 14 August 2023
- Last date for comments
- 10 November 2023
- Target decision date
- 24 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Andy Stevens Old Bank Chambers London Road Crowborough TN6 2TT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 135 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 July 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 August 2023
- Site notice start
- 24 July 2023
- Site notice end
- 14 August 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12214104
- Documents
- 123
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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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Source: Mid Kent
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