The Old Forge Ashford Road Broomfield Kent ME17 1PZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of an existing outbuilding into residential annexe (ancillary to the main dwelling) and siting of two mobile homes as temporary accommodation (Re-submission of ). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Consultation & comments 4
Associated applications 3
- Conversion of an existing outbuilding into residential annexe (ancillary to the main dwelling) and siting of two mobile homes as…
Conditions 4 withdrawn
Site constraints 6
Checked on 2 November 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £395,000 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Maidstone
- Application type
- Full
- Postcode
- ME17 1PZ
- Received
- around 3 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Leeds And Langley
- Parish
- Broomfield And Kingswood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14300559
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14300559
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2025
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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Referenced application
Council archive
The Old Forge Ashford Road Broomfield Kent ME17 1PZ
Conversion of an existing outbuilding into residential annexe (ancillary to the main dwelling) and siting of two mobile homes as temporary accommodation.
- Received
- 23 May 2025
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2025
- Outcome
- Refused