Land At Wharf Road Tovil Kent

23/505527/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 22 March 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erection of 4-storey residential unit comprising 9(no) 2-bedroom apartments, with associated access, parking and landscaping.

Received: 6 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: South

ReceivedReceived6 Dec
ValidatedValidated6 Dec
Consult.Consultation21 Feb
TargetTarget Date5 Apr
DecidedDecided22 Mar

Decided in 107 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land At Wharf Road Tovil Kent. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 107 days, 7 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 9 other applications at this address.

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

Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Tovil

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 11 January 2024
Last date for comments: 21 February 2024
Target decision date: 5 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr Matthew Garvey DHA Planning Ltd Eclipse House Eclipse Park, Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 121 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 21 December 2023
Advertisement expiry: 11 January 2024
Site notice start: 15 December 2023
Site notice end: 5 January 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12403672
Documents: 68

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
Brownfield land register: H1(25)Register site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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