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1st & 2nd Floors 4 - 10 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HA

Granted Dartford 23/00260/PMA Part 3 MA Prior Approval

Works: New dwelling

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) as to whether prior approval is required for the part conversion of the first and second floor of former department store (Class E) to form residential flats comprising of: 4 X 2 bed (3x 3 person and 1x 4 person) and 1X 1 bed (2 person) & 2 studio flats (1 person)

As published by the council, reference 23/00260/PMA

Application record

Reference
23/00260/PMA
Type
Part 3 MA Prior Approval
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Approved
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Town
Parish
Not Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA1 1HA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Dartford

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved

  3. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

22 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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