Mansion Farm Knowle Hill Ulcombe Kent ME17 1ES Data via plota.co.uk

26/501803/FULL - Full Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Conversion of existing stables building to ancillary accommodation in relation to the installation of a swimming pool and the erection of 2no. pergolas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form Section 106 / CIL Document · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF KCC Archaeological Officer Consultee Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF . Ulcombe Parish Council Consultee Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Site Notice Photo Planning Notice · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper Kent Messenger Planning Notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Medway Messenger Planning Notice · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: Mansion Farmhouse including ancillary buildings and structures
List entry 1060889 · 7 m from the pin · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 30 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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
ME17 1ES
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
Ulcombe
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Cyma Architects Ltd

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.

67%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
70decided 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-14904714
Site or press notice
20 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Proposed relocation of first floor cupboard front/panelling from Family Bathroom to repla…
17/500914/LBC
2016 Approved
Instation of substation.
16/507638/ELEC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Knowle Hill House Knowle Hill Ulcombe Maidstone Kent ME17 1ES
Demolition of a modern conservatory link and entrance hall. Erection of an infill extensi…
19/503496/FULL
2019 Approved
Knowle Hill House Knowle Hill Ulcombe Maidstone Kent ME17 1ES
Listed Building Consent for demolition of a modern conservatory link and entrance hall. E…
19/503497/LBC
2019 Approved
Knowle Hill House Knowle Hill Ulcombe Maidstone Kent ME17 1ES
Demolition of a modern conservatory link and entrance hall. Erection of an infill extensi…
19/503496/FULL
2019 Approved
Knowle Hill House Knowle Hill Ulcombe Maidstone Kent ME17 1ES
Listed Building Consent for demolition of a modern conservatory link and entrance hall. E…
19/503497/LBC
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings