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Hilton Court Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ

24/503213/FULLFullRefused

Refused on 11 October 2024

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of the old canteen to a detached 3-bedroom dwelling, including erection of a single storey front extension, hip to gable rear roof extension, 1no. dormer to west elevation with obscure window and 2no. dormers to east elevation. Erection of a detached two storey 4-bedroom dwelling with associated parking.

Received
16 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
  1. Received16 Aug
  2. Validated16 Aug
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target11 Oct
  5. Decided11 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at Hilton Court Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs. 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 1AJ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 August 2024
Last date for comments
10 September 2024
Target decision date
11 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Frank Knight 1 Forde Avenue Bromley BR1 3EU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3355117
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 27 February 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13290901
Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 5001/2021/TPOPart of the site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 12/2 140Register site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 May

    Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow replacement…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/501461/FULL
  2. 2025
    19 Jun

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (bin and cycle…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/502520/SUB
  3. 2025
    3 Apr

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (bin and cycle…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions25/501351/SUB
  4. 2023
    17 Oct

    Non Material Amendment to 22/501407/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendment23/504662/NMAMD
  5. 2022
    12 Apr

    Change of use of existing school to provide 2no. 3 bedroom dwellings, including erection of a single storey…

    RefusedFull22/501407/FULL
  6. 2021
    21 May

    Demolition of existing derelict school buildings. Erection of 5 no. residential dwellinghouses (two detached…

    RefusedFull21/502382/FULL

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