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Grove Barn Grove Lane Hunton Kent ME15 0SE

23/503448/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 12 October 2023

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden, erection of a single storey side extension. Creation of an improved vehicular access and removal of existing fence panels and erection of posts and rail fences.

Received
17 August 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marden And Yalding
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.21 Sep
  4. Target12 Oct
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at Grove Barn Grove Lane Hunton Kent ME15 0SE. 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 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Marden And Yalding. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
ME15 0SE
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hunton

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2023
Consultation expiry
21 September 2023
Last date for comments
21 September 2023
Target decision date
12 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Gary Mickelborough 77 Commercial Road Paddock Wood Tonbridge TN12 6DS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
31 August 2023
Advertisement expiry
21 September 2023
Site notice start
29 August 2023
Site notice end
19 September 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
24/500081/REF
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Appeal Allowed and or Notice Quashed

Appeal history

3342000
Allowed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 1 October 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12332714
Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    4 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - Landscaping, Subject to APP/U2235/W/24/3342000

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/502240/SUB
  2. 2023
    17 Aug

    Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden, erection of a single storey side extension…

    This applicationRefusedFull23/503448/FULL

Source: Mid Kent

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