Land Rear Of Minton House High Street Staplehurst Kent TN12 0AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/503896/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of self-build three bedroom dwelling and part demolition of boundary wall to facilitate new access to Chapel Lane with bike and bin store and associated parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from Maidstone's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Minton House
List entry 1060721 · The pin is inside its outline · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 21 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.
Show the other 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Staplehurst conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Inside the Staplehurst built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 October 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
TN12 0AS
Received
around 12 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Staplehurst
Parish
Staplehurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Holi Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
156decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15138622
Planning Portal ref
PP-15138622
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 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