Boxley Abbey Boarley Lane Sandling Kent ME14 3BT Data via plota.co.uk

26/501280/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Erection of a temporary timber garden studio (7.686m x 3.553m) to be used as a private 1:1 fitness studio including change of use of residential land to commercial business. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:57

Application progress

✓

Received

24 Apr 2026

✓

Consultation

20 May 2026

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Approved

19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 11

Site constraints 10

Scheduled monument: Cistercian Abbey at Boxley

Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Abbeygate Cottages, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 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

10 mAbbeygate CottagesGrade II
123 mAbbey FarmhouseGrade II
148 mBarn at Boxley AbbeyGrade I

Historic England ↗

Kent Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Boxley Abbey conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Heritage at risk: Boxley Abbey: Barn and Precinct Walls, including Gatehouse, Boxley

On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.

A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.

Historic England ↗

Public footpath about 17 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 Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Maidstone built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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: ME14 3BT
Received: 24 Apr 2026
Validated: 24 Apr 2026
Ward: Boxley Downs
Parish: Boxley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Jun 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 19 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

This one56d

Council56d

UK56d

63%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

90decided 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-14827420
Site or press notice: 20 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

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2023 Approved

1 Abbey Gate Cottages Boarley Lane Sandling Maidstone Kent ME14 3BT

Installation of a picket fence,trellis fence and archway to front with entrance gate (ret…

23/501760/FULL 23 Nov 2023

2022 Refused

1 Abbey Gate Cottages Boarley Lane Sandling Maidstone Kent ME14 3BT

Listed Building Consent for demolition of rear garden wall and erection of a replacement…

21/506825/LBC 30 Mar 2022

2022 Refused

1 Abbey Gate Cottages Boarley Lane Sandling Maidstone Kent ME14 3BT

Demolition of rear garden wall and erection of a replacement wall with new timber gate. R…

21/506824/FULL 30 Mar 2022

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

Boxley Abbey Boarley Lane Sandling Kent ME14 3BT Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 1

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 3

Site constraints 10

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