2 Vale Road Loose Kent ME15 0EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/500762/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land from agricultural use to residential curtilage. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
4 Mar 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Approved
29 Apr 2026
Appeal allowed
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Public footpath 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Spring Cottage Stone Cottage, Grade II, 57 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 46 m away: Loose Valley; Inside the Loose built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME15 0EP
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Loose And Linton
Parish
Loose
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 30 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
71decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14736165
Site or press notice
20 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Maidstone is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #34 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maidstone decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #225 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #175 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #34 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #55 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
136 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,110
Total decisions
181 refused in the year to March 2026