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Land Off Shimmin Road/Bir Road, Kent Science Park, Broadoak Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG

SW/13/0203FullApproved

Approved on 13 December 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extension to time limit of approved SW/09/0118 for extension of Kent Science Park to accommodate up to 12,000m2 of Class B1 business development including - (i) ancillary buildings; (ii) parking; (iii) landscaping; (iv) associated infrastructure; (v) detailed approval for new building of 2,852m2 to include (a) ancillary buildings; (b) parking; (c) landscaping; (d) extension to Shimmin Road; (e) extension to security fence with CCTV cameras and (f) associated infrastructure

Received
21 February 2013
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received21 Feb
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Dec

Decided in 1756 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Land Off Shimmin Road/Bir Road, Kent Science Park, Broadoak Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application 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).

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Application details

Postcode
ME9 8AG
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 February 2013
Application expires
13 December 2017
Permission expires
13 December 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Paul Sharpe Associates LLP The Old Rectory Broad Blunsdon Swindon Wilts SN26 7DQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
1756 days

Additional information

Documents
112
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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