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Bedfont Scientific Unit 5 Station Yard Station Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1JA

23/505367/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 26 January 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 (Plan layout and external appearance of proposed building altered to improve design and better suit applicant's needs) pursuant to 22/505761/FULL (Erection of two-storey industrial unit, comprising of office space, storage, and showroom, with associated parking).

Received
1 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.29 Dec
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided26 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Bedfont Scientific Unit 5 Station Yard Station Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1JA. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,310 applications in total for the ME17 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
ME17 1JA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2023
Consultation expiry
29 December 2023
Last date for comments
29 December 2023
Target decision date
26 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Kevin Matthews The Masters House College Road Maidstone ME15 6YF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 December 2023
Site notice end
29 December 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12621966
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    21 Apr

    Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition (to allow changes to…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/501520/FULL
  2. 2023
    1 Dec

    Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 (Plan layout and external…

    This applicationApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/505367/FULL
  3. 2023
    2 Feb

    Erection of two-storey industrial unit, comprising of office space, storage, and showroom, with associated…

    ApprovedFullPart of22/505761/FULL

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