87 High Street/1-5 Central Avenue Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AU

23/505558/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 6 February 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

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Proposal

Proposed change of use of the existing first and second floor from office use (Class E) to residential (use class C3) including the erection of an additional third floor and a three storey rear extension to create a total of 22 self contained residential flat units.

Received: 11 January 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Chalkwell

ReceivedReceived11 Jan
ValidatedValidated11 Jan
Consult.Consultation7 May
TargetTarget Date6 Feb
DecidedDecided6 Feb

Decided in 392 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 87 High Street/1-5 Central Avenue Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AU. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 392 days, 48 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Chalkwell. We hold 2,142 applications in total for the ME10 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: ME10 4AU
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 22

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 2 April 2024
Last date for comments: 7 May 2024
Target decision date: 6 February 2025
Committee meeting: 10 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO Mr D Rose The Barn Monument Office Maldon Road Woodham Mortimer CM9 6SN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 392 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 18 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 8 February 2024
Site notice start: 12 March 2024
Site notice end: 2 April 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12644133
Documents: 72

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Sittingbourne
Listed building: Grade II: 79 and 81, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: Sittingbourne High StreetPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Source: Mid Kent

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