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Land Rear Of Sarre House Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent

F/TH/20/0573Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 7 September 2021

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Erection of a two bedroom bungalow

Received
1 May 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Thanet Villages
Agent
AGI Architecture
  1. Received1 May
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided7 Sep

Decided in 442 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Rear Of Sarre House Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 494 days, 61 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Thanet Villages.

87% of full applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sarre Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2020
Consultation expiry
20 July 2021
Consultation start
29 June 2021
Consultation end
20 July 2021
Neighbour consultation start
2 July 2020
Neighbour consultation end
23 July 2020
Last date for comments
20 July 2021
Target decision date
17 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
AGI Architecture
Agent address
Office 3 13 Station Road Birchington Kent CT7 9DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 July 2020
Advertisement expiry
7 August 2020

Appeal

Appeal reference
21/00059/REF
Appeal status
Appeal decided
Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3288487
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 4 April 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Sarre Conservation AreaPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2005
    22 Mar

    Use of land for the siting of a static caravan

    RefusedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/05/0359

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