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38A High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4PB

24/500334/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 24 June 2024

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing bakery. Erection of 1no. four storey block of six flats, with associated access and parking.

Received
12 February 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chalkwell
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Jun
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 38A High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4PB. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in 14 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 4PB
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2024
Consultation expiry
4 April 2024
Last date for comments
7 June 2024
Target decision date
25 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
67 Adelaide Drive Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XU

Planning decision

Statutory period
134 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 February 2024
Site notice start
14 March 2024
Site notice end
4 April 2024

Appeal history

3350370
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 April 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
28

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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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Source: Mid Kent

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