Mid Kent College Of Higher And Further Education Oakwood Park Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8AQ

23/505223/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 15 January 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Section 73A application for the removal of condition 7 (condition required the retention of vehicle parking) pursuant to MA/12/0368 for - Demolition of Block C, plumbing, decorating and exam blocks and caretakers lodge, construction of infill to Block A and Block W and a glazed link between Blocks T and S, construction of entrance canopy, re-cladding of all blocks (except Block M) and rearrangement of car park to site frontage.

Received: 21 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Heath

ReceivedReceived21 Nov
ValidatedValidated21 Nov
Consult.Consultation21 Dec
TargetTarget Date20 Feb
DecidedDecided15 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Mid Kent College Of Higher And Further Education Oakwood Park Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8AQ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 799 applications in total for the ME16 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: ME16 8AQ
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 21 December 2023
Last date for comments: 21 December 2023
Target decision date: 20 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Vincent Gabbe Unit 22 41 Maltby Street London SE1 3FF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 November 2023
Advertisement expiry: 21 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12594358
Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: Ref 4/2006Part of the site
Ancient woodlandPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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Associated applications

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21 Nov
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of an education building, associated repairs to hard…
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2023
21 Nov
Section 73A application for the removal of condition 7 (condition required the retention of vehicle parking)…
This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/505223/FULL

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