Downtown Victorias Leisure Ashford Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1BL

23/505615/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 6 September 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of 4no. detached three-bedroom chalet style dwellings and associated drainage infrastructure (resubmission of 23/502239/FULL).

Received: 11 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs

ReceivedReceived11 Dec
ValidatedValidated11 Dec
Consult.Consultation1 Aug
TargetTarget Date6 Sep
DecidedDecided6 Sep

Decided in 270 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Downtown Victorias Leisure Ashford Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1BL. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 270 days, 31 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs. 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 1BL
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Lenham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 1 August 2024
Last date for comments: 1 August 2024
Target decision date: 6 September 2024
Committee meeting: 22 August 2024
Permission expires: 29 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mrs Joanna Dymowska 1 Blackcap Mews St. Mary's Island ME4 3AG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 270 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 July 2024
Advertisement expiry: 1 August 2024
Site notice start: 11 July 2024
Site notice end: 1 August 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12655627
Documents: 66

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: Ref 12/1993Part of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

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Associated applications

2023
11 Dec
Demolition of existing building and erection of 4no. detached three-bedroom chalet style dwellings and…
This applicationApprovedFull23/505615/FULL
2023
24 May
Demolition of existing building and erection of 4no. detached three bedroom chalet style dwellings.
RefusedFullPart of23/502239/FULL

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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mid Kent

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