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St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0PT

F/TH/16/1221Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use of land and building from agricultural to electricity generating plant and installation of ancillary equipment

Received
6 September 2016
Decided
23 November 2016 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Thanet Villages
  1. Received6 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.24 Nov
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided23 Nov

Decided in 62 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in Thanet87% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0PT. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 78 days, 8 days longer than Thanet's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Thanet Villages. We hold 713 applications in total for the CT7 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
F/TH/16/1221
Address
St Nicholas Court Farm Court Road St Nicholas At Wade BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0PT
Postcode
CT7 0PT
Local Authority
Thanet
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Thanet Villages
Parish
St Nicholas At Wade Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Edge Power Ltd
Agent Address
Units 1-2 Tollgate Business Park Tollgate West Stanway Colchester CO3 8AB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 September 2016
Consultation Expiry
24 November 2016
Target Decision Date
3 November 2016
Date Decided
23 November 2016
Date Validated
22 September 2016
Date Submitted
6 September 2016
Consultation Start
3 November 2016
Consultation End
24 November 2016
Last Date for Comments
24 November 2016

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Delegated Planning Officer
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
7 October 2016
Site Notice End
28 October 2016

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05438580
Comments
1
Documents
21
Coordinates
51.357094, 1.242432
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Thanet

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    14 May

    Application for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required…

    ApprovedPrior Approval Solar PVPN12/TH/25/0557
  2. 2024
    19 Mar

    Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Foul and Surface Water Drainage), 4 (Materials) and 5 (Ecological…

    PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/24/0316
  3. 2023
    18 May

    Application for approval of Conditions 6 (Verification Report) and 10 (Landscaping) attached to Planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/23/0687
  4. 2023
    27 Feb

    Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/1054

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/23/0301
  5. 2023
    31 Jan

    Erection of grain store

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/23/0166
  6. 2022
    21 Jan

    Erection of grain store

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/22/0098

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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