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42 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6NA

24/501923/FULLFullRefused

Proposal

Replacement of existing external fine mesh shutter, with traditional open style external shutter with associated amendments to the shop fascia to reinstate the historic angled fascia.

Received
10 May 2024
Decided
5 July 2024 · Application Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
High Street
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received10 May
  2. Validated10 May
  3. Consult.13 Jun
  4. Target5 Jul
  5. Decided5 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Mid Kent85% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application at 42 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6NA. Mid Kent has handled 5,203 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across High Street. We hold 1,439 applications in total for the ME15 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/501923/FULL
Address
42 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6NA
Postcode
ME15 6NA
Local Authority
Mid Kent
Application Type
Full
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
High Street

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
FAO: Mr John Collins Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 May 2024
Consultation Expiry
13 June 2024
Target Decision Date
5 July 2024
Date Decided
5 July 2024
Date Validated
10 May 2024
Date Submitted
10 May 2024
Last Date for Comments
13 June 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
23 May 2024
Advertisement Expiry
13 June 2024
Site Notice Start
21 May 2024
Site Notice End
11 June 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13000844
Documents
16
Coordinates
51.270947, 0.524746
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3349371
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 24 January 2025Dev Type: UnknownReason: Refusal

Source: Mid Kent

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    10 May

    Replacement of existing external fine mesh shutter, with traditional open style external shutter with…

    This applicationRefusedFull24/501923/FULL
  2. 2024
    10 May

    Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing external fine mesh shutter, with traditional open…

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside24/501924/LBC

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Maidstone, Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Fisherman'S Arms Public HouseOn or next to this site · +4 more
  • Brownfield land register: 16/507185Register site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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