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750 Shimmin Road Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8SX

26/502583/LAWPROLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)Withdrawn
Outline / PiP

Withdrawn on 4 September 2026

Council decision: Application WithdrawnDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations, modification and increase in area to an existing solar array at roof level.

Received
8 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Sep
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 58 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at 750 Shimmin Road Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8SX. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 58 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,169 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 8SX
Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2026
Target decision date
2 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO. Mr Stephen Cox 7 Earls Way Earls Way Halesowen England B63 3HR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15017391
Documents
7

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    8 Jul

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations, modification and increase in area to an existing…

    This applicationWithdrawnOutline26/502583/LAWPRO
  2. 2026
    8 Jul

    Erection of 4 number solar carport canopies and associated alterations to external works, over existing…

    PendingFullFiled alongside26/502587/FULL

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