740 Heeley Close Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HL

24/503484/LAWPROLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)Refused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 15 October 2024

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed new front entrance canopy set to the north facade of building 740 at approximately 4m height above ground.

Received: 22 August 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: West Downs

ReceivedReceived22 Aug
ValidatedValidated22 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date17 Oct
DecidedDecided15 Oct

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 740 Heeley Close Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HL. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 postcode area.

83% of outline 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: ME9 8HL
Application type: Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 August 2024
Target decision date: 17 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO. Miss Lauriann Williams R B House The Square Lenham ME17 2PG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13333061
Documents: 10

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Mid Kent

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