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3 The Parade Staplehurst Tonbridge Kent TN12 0LA

23/503094/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 5 September 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Section 73 Application for Variation of Condition 3 (revised the opening times on Monday to Friday from 12:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs (earlier opening) pursuant to application 22/501684/FULL for Change of Use from Shop (Class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and installation of a flue.

Received
11 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Staplehurst
  1. Received11 Jul
  2. Validated11 Jul
  3. Consult.17 Aug
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided5 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3 The Parade Staplehurst Tonbridge Kent TN12 0LA. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. 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.

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
TN12 0LA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Staplehurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 July 2023
Consultation expiry
17 August 2023
Last date for comments
17 August 2023
Target decision date
5 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Simon Blakemore 40 Knowle Road Penenden Heath Maidstone ME14 2BB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
27 July 2023
Site notice end
17 August 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12280502
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: StaplehurstPart 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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