Mount Farm Greenway Forstal Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1QA

24/500007/FULLPending Decision

Proposal

Demolition of 5no. existing commercial buildings (referred to in the submitted details as buildings 02 - 06), erection of a two storey building with basement for use as a winery, a single storey building for use as a visitor centre, and part demolition, conversion and extension of the existing dwelling (building 01) to form a 19no. bedroom hotel, with associated parking, landscaping, and widening of the existing agricultural access between Forstal Lane and Ashford Road in connection with providing access to the proposed development, with widening works and visibility splay along Greenway Lane from the agricultural access to the northern site access to serve the customer carpark for the winery.

Received: 7 February 2024
Council: Maidstone Borough Council

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted7 Feb
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

This is a planning application for demolition at Mount Farm Greenway Forstal Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1QA. Mid Kent has handled 11,517 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 7 February 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,265 applications in total for the ME17 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

24/500007/FULL

Address

Mount Farm Greenway Forstal Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1QA

Postcode

ME17 1QA

Local Authority

Mid Kent

Decision Status

Undecided

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Submitted

7 February 2024

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates

51.248867, 0.654320

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mid Kent

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: GreenhillsOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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DHA Planning
5.3 miMaidstone
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Hobbs Parker Property Consultants LLP
13.2 miASHFORD
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Daniel Martin Conservation Surveyor
17.9 miCanterbury
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