Chegworth Mill Farm Chegworth Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1DD
Refused on 3 May 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of agricultural field to an 8no. pitch glamping site comprising 3no. yurts, 4no. safari tents and 1no. shepherds hut, including erection of a farm shop with associated storage, staff welfare facilities/accommodation, and provision of WC/shower facilities for glamping tourists, with associated solar panels, parking, access and infrastructure.
- Received
- 19 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Headcorn
- ReceivedReceived19 Jan
- ValidatedValidated19 Jan
- Consult.Consultation29 Apr
- TargetTarget Date3 May
- DecidedDecided3 May
Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Chegworth Mill Farm Chegworth Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1DD. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,307 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 1DD
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Ulcombe
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 4 March 2024
- Last date for comments
- 29 April 2024
- Target decision date
- 3 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Miss Purdey Duncan Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 105 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 1 February 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 February 2024
- Site notice start
- 12 February 2024
- Site notice end
- 4 March 2024
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12459202
- Documents
- 31
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Mid Kent
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