Annexe At Bracara Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2BS Data via plota.co.uk

26/503119/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use of existing annexe to 1no. residential dwelling with associated amenity and the provision of 2no. parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Maidstone's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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
Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2BS
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Lenham
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 533 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
91decided 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-15119063
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119063
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 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

2021 Approved
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Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed erection of a single storey side extension.
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2019 Approved
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Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for erection of a stable block for shelter and…
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2019 Approved
Banky Fields Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone Kent ME17 2BS
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2017 Approved
Heath Cottage Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone Kent ME17 2BS
Two storey extension and single storey boot room.
17/505825/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
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

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