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Oaks Cottage Abbots Hill Ospringe Kent ME13 0RR

26/502580/ELECOverhead Electricity LineAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Diversion of existing overhead line. Removal of existing electricity pole and replacement pole & stay to be installed. Connection of LV overhead mains to new pole position. Voltage of new line to be less than existing line and new pole to be installed at same height as existing poles.

Received
3 July 2026
Decision due
14 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Downs
  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Oaks Cottage Abbots Hill Ospringe Kent ME13 0RR. Mid Kent has handled 180 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across East Downs. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the ME13 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
ME13 0RR
Application type
Overhead Electricity Line
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ospringe

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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