Elmscroft Farm Charlton Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NY

23/505810/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 20 March 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of 2no. commercial buildings. Erection of 4no. dwellings with associated access, parking, bin stores, bicycle facilities, vehicle charging points and landscaping.

Received: 24 January 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Coxheath And Hunton

ReceivedReceived24 Jan
ValidatedValidated24 Jan
Consult.Consultation4 Mar
TargetTarget Date20 Mar
DecidedDecided20 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Elmscroft Farm Charlton Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NY. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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: ME15 0NY
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small
Parish: West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 January 2024
Consultation expiry: 4 March 2024
Last date for comments: 4 March 2024
Target decision date: 20 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr Joe Alderman Downe House 303 High Street Orpington Kent BR6 0NN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 February 2024
Advertisement expiry: 29 February 2024
Site notice start: 12 February 2024
Site notice end: 4 March 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12687797
Documents: 33

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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