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26/503086/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Discharge Conditions approved (SUB) Decision · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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 2. 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 2
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; 2 listed buildings within 150 m.
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
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME17 3DW
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
East Sutton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15149440
Planning Portal ref
PP-15149440
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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25/503250/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 23 (noise report) subject to application 21/5…
25/503250/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7-(foul drainage) 8-( Surface water drainage)…
25/502739/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7-(foul drainage) 8-( Surface water drainage)…
25/502739/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5- ( Contamination preliminary risk assessmen…
25/502088/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 5- ( Contamination preliminary risk assessmen…
25/502088/SUB
2025 Refused
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (Biodiversity) subject to 21/503150/FULL
25/502295/SUB
2025 Refused
Submission of details pursuant to condition 9 (Biodiversity) subject to 21/503150/FULL
25/502295/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - (Archaeology) subject to 21/503150/FULL
25/502123/SUB
2025 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - (Archaeology) subject to 21/503150/FULL
25/502123/SUB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
Kent Fork Lifts Chartway Street East Sutton Kent ME17 3DW
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25/503918/SUB
2025 Approved
Kent Fork Lifts Chartway Street East Sutton Kent ME17 3DW
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2025 Approved
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2025 Refused
The Old Forge Chartway Street East Sutton Maidstone Kent ME17 3DW
Submission of details pursuant to condition 23 (noise levels) subject to application 21/5…
25/502243/SUB
2025 Refused
The Old Forge Chartway Street East Sutton Maidstone Kent ME17 3DW
Submission of details pursuant to condition 23 (noise levels) subject to application 21/5…
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
The Finches International And Olympic Caravan Park Chartway Street East Sutton Maidstone Kent ME17 3DW
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 8 - landscaping. 10 - habitat creation and ma…
24/503351/SUB
2021 Approved
The Old Forge Chartway Street East Sutton Maidstone Kent ME17 3DW
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3no. houses with associated amenity spac…
21/503150/FULL
2018 Refused
The Old Forge Works Chartway Street East Sutton Maidstone Kent ME17 3DW
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 7no. dwellings with associated amenity s…
18/504803/FULL
2018 Refused
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2018 Refused
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2016 Refused
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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

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