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25 - 29 High Street Sheerness Kent ME12 1NU

25/502084/PNMAPrior Notification Class MAApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 24 July 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use part ground, part first floor from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1no. residential flat (Use Class C3). For its prior approval to: Transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access. Contamination risks in relation to the building. Flooding risks in relation to the building. Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development. Where the building is located in a conservation area, and the development involves a change of use of the whole or part of the ground floor, the impact of that change of use on the character or sustainability of the conservation area. The provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses. The impact on intended occupiers of the development of the introduction of residential use in an area the authority considers to be important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution, or a mix of such uses; Where the development involves the loss of services provided by a registered nursery, or a health centre maintained under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Act. The impact on the local provision of the type of services lost. Where the development meets the fire risk condition, the fire safety impacts on the intended occupants of the building.

Received
27 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sheerness
  1. Received27 May
  2. Validated27 May
  3. Consult.29 Jul
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 25 - 29 High Street Sheerness Kent ME12 1NU. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in the Sheerness Mile Town conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sheerness. We hold 817 applications in total for the ME12 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
ME12 1NU
Application type
Prior Notification Class MA
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sheerness Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 May 2025
Consultation expiry
15 July 2025
Last date for comments
29 July 2025
Target decision date
25 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Publicity

Site notice start
24 June 2025
Site notice end
15 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14037043
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Sheerness : Mile Town
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Sheerness: Mile Town
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

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    23 Oct

    Conversion of W/C, Boiler room and cupboard on ground floor to rear of building into a 1no. two bedroom flat…

    ApprovedFullRelated25/504238/FULL
  2. 2025
    27 May

    Prior notification for the change of use part ground, part first floor from Commercial, Business and Service…

    This applicationApprovedOutline25/502084/PNMA

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