Skip to content

750B Shimmin Road Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8SX

26/501501/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 9 July 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Proposal

Installation of containerised 2,400 kW capacity condensing gas boiler system, gas pressure reducing kiosk and associated works.

Received
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received14 May
  2. Validated14 May
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target9 Jul
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 750B Shimmin Road Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8SX. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 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.

85% of full applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
ME9 8SX
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 May 2026
Consultation expiry
18 June 2026
Last date for comments
18 June 2026
Target decision date
9 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Jayne Harding Aspect360 Ltd 45 Oakfield Road Clifton Bristol Bristol BS8 2AX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
18 June 2026
Site notice start
26 May 2026
Site notice end
16 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14860463
Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near ME9

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

For applicants and trades

For the applicant

Need a contaminated land assessment? Contamination & geo-environmental consultants near this site

Condition 3 on the decision asks for this.

Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused on your street for the project you have in mind. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.