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Merlewood Barn Hollingbourne Farm Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ

24/505093/NOAPTPNo CodeAwaiting decision
Prior approval

Proposal

Notice of development consisting of change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use falling within Class E (office) under Part 3, Class R.

Received
4 December 2024
Decision due
29 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
  1. Received4 Dec
  2. Validated4 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Merlewood Barn Hollingbourne Farm Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ. Mid Kent has handled 11,834 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

Application details

Postcode
ME17 1QJ
Application type
No Code
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: James Puxty 77 Commercial Road, Paddock Wood Kent TN12 6DS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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