Heronden East Sutton Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/501989/FULL - Full Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Section 73 Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow for the changes to layout and fenestration), Variation of condition 3 (to allow for the change of material on walls from timber cladding to fibre cement timber effect black cladding, on roof from metal roofing to Catnic Urban seam metal roofing, doors and windows to use aluminium in an anthracite finish and a composite timber effect on main entrance door) pursuant to application for Conversion of existing stables with a single storey rear and side extension to provide holiday let accommodation, alongside a change of use of land to form associated private amenity space with parking and landscaping.. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Site Photos Biodiversity Report · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Calculation Energy Statement · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 2 Section 106 / CIL Document · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Headcorn Parish Council Consultee Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF East Sutton Parish Council Consultee Comment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF . Kent Police Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Agent and Officer Correspondence Correspondence · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice Photo Planning Notice · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper Kent Messenger Planning Notice · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper Medway Messenger Planning Notice · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 27 May 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Hearnden Farmhouse
List entry 1344341 · 6 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
TN27 9PS
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
Headcorn
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
EP Architects Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14953035
Site or press notice
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Conversion of existing stables with a single storey rear and side extension to provide ho…
24/503945/FULL
2024 Approved
Conversion of existing stables with a single storey rear and side extension to provide ho…
24/503945/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Noahs Ark Oasthouse East Sutton Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9PS
Erection of a single-storey fully-glazed 'Link' between existing converted oasthouse and…
18/500112/FULL
2018 Approved
Noahs Ark Oasthouse East Sutton Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9PS
Erection of a single-storey fully-glazed 'Link' between existing converted oasthouse and…
18/500112/FULL
2017 Approved
Noahs Ark Farm House East Sutton Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9PS
Non-material amendment: First floor holiday let to be mirrored, moving external staircase…
17/506125/NMAMD
2017 Approved
Noahs Ark Farm House East Sutton Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9PS
Erection of a three bay garage block with self-contained holiday-let apartment above.
17/503304/FULL
2016 Approved
Noahs Ark Oasthouse East Sutton Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9PS
Single storey lean-to extension to oasthouse
16/503978/FULL
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
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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