1 Fostall Hernhill Kent ME13 9JQ

Awaiting decision 26/501155/FULL
Council
Date received
26 Mar 2026
Date validated
26 Mar 2026
Postcode
ME13 9JQ

Description

Section 73 Application for variation of condition 2 (to include further replacement windows, removal and infilling of door to existing rear extension, and revisions to proposed external landscaping.) pursuant to 25/503993/FULL for Internal and external alterations to the house, including alterations to windows, doors, rooflights, internal partitions and floors. Removal of existing car port and erection of proposed outbuilding, including home office and store, incidental to the main dwellinghouse. Associated landscaping, including a dropped kerb. Removal of the rear garden electricity pole by the UKPN. Resurfacing driveway path, levelling out of the patio in the rear garden.

Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#60 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Maidstone is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #25 out of 282. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Maidstone decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #233 of 282
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #198 of 282
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #25 of 282
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #45 of 282
70%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,125
Total decisions
203 refused in 2025