Parsonage Farmhouse East Sutton Hill East Sutton Kent ME17 3DG Data via plota.co.uk

25/504919/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Section 73 - application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow alterations to fenestration and door positions of the black barn dwelling, insertion of a separate WC to the ground floor, change of the snug/cinema room to a multifunctional bedroom/snug/cinema room, and changes to the approved shower room to make it an ensuite) pursuant to for - Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow changes to the design of the stable/cart lodge dwelling, including alterations to fenestration) pursuant to for - Conversion of 2no. barns to residential dwellings, conversion and extension of animal shelter and cart lodge to 1no. residential dwelling, and the construction of a double garage; all with associated parking, access and landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Dec 2025
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Consultation
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
27 Jan 2026
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Appeal allowed
5 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II* listed: Parsonage Farmhouse
List entry 1356171 · The pin is inside its outline · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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). 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) 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 31 m away: Traditional orchard.
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.

Building

Floor area269 m² (2,895 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (1 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingNo system present: electric heaters assumed
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME17 3DG
Received
around 2 Dec 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
East Sutton
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 5 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008986 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Kent Design Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
109decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14526951
Planning Portal ref
PP-14526951
Comments by
7 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
17 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.