Little Cliffsend Farm Chalk Hill RAMSGATE Kent CT12 5HP

F/TH/23/0850Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 21 December 2023

Council decision: Grant PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural to the keeping of horses; formation of access routes for horses and agricultural vehicles, sand school, lunge, vehicle parking area and bunds.

Received: 23 June 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 7
Council: Thanet District Council
Ward: Cliffsend And Pegwell
Agent: John Elvidge Planning Consultancy

ReceivedReceived23 Jun
ValidatedValidated6 Jul
Consult.Consultation2 Jan
TargetTarget Date5 Oct
DecidedDecided21 Dec

Decided in 168 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Little Cliffsend Farm Chalk Hill RAMSGATE Kent CT12 5HP. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 181 days, 16 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Cliffsend And Pegwell. We hold 696 applications in total for the CT12 postcode area.

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

Postcode: CT12 5HP
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Ramsgate Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 2 January 2024
Consultation start: 12 December 2023
Consultation end: 2 January 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 12 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 19 December 2023
Last date for comments: 19 December 2023
Target decision date: 5 October 2023
Committee meeting: 19 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: John Elvidge Planning Consultancy
Agent address: The Old Stable Block King George VI Memorial Park Montefiore Avenue Ramsgate CT11 8BD

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 28 July 2023
Advertisement expiry: 18 August 2023

Additional information

Documents: 31

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Pegwell Conservation AreaPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Eastern of two Concrete Second World War 4-inch gun emplacementsOn this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Ramsgate ED
SSSI: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSIPart of the site
Special Area of Conservation: Thanet CoastPart of the site
Special Protection Area: Thanet Coast & Sandwich BayPart of the site
Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich BayPart of the site
National nature reserve: Sandwich & Pegwell BayPart of the site

Also checked, none recorded (16)

flood storage areas, 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, ancient woodland, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

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