Foodies Emporium 9 North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN Data via plota.co.uk

26/500005/SUB Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 - Acoustic and odour assessment, 5 - Schedule for the extraction and treatment of fumes, 6 - Management plan, 9 - Enhancement of biodiversity and 10 - Construction management plan, Subject to 25/502986/FULL Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
2 Jan 2026
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Approved
27 Feb 2026

Approved on 27 Feb 2026 · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Headcorn 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Headcorn Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Cloth Hall, Grade II*, 28 m away · 1 Grade II*, 21 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Historic England ↗
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
SSSI 331 m away: River Beult SSSI; Inside the Headcorn 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 16 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £35,000 in June 2025. Other property, leasehold.

18 June 2025£35,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area155 m² (1,668 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 40)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Postcode
TN27 9NN
Received
2 Jan 2026
Validated
2 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 Feb 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14556064
Planning Portal ref
PP-14556064

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Subdivision of the existing cafe unit into a hot food takeaway and retail unit including…
25/502986/FULL
2025 Approved
Subdivision of the existing cafe unit into a hot food takeaway and retail unit including…
25/502986/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
4 North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN
Conservation area notification: Reduce the width of the canopy of one Laurel tree to 10ft…
24/502304/TCA
2024 Approved
4 North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN
Conservation area notification: Reduce the width of the canopy of one Laurel tree to 10ft…
24/502304/TCA
2024 Approved
Sprouts 15 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Conservation Area Notification : T1 Ash - Remove to ground level.
24/500958/TCA
2024 Approved
Sprouts 15 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Conservation Area Notification : T1 Ash - Remove to ground level.
24/500958/TCA
2023 Approved
25 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Listed Building Consent for the installation of new plasterboard over the existing textur…
23/504409/LBC
2023 Approved
25 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
New AC condenser unit within the rear enclosure.
23/504408/FULL
2023 Refused
3 Kings Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9QT
Retain existing B8 use to include repair of motor vehicles and four new parking spaces (R…
23/503103/FULL
2023 Approved
3 Kings Road Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9QT
External maintenance including replacement windows with UPVC windows and doors, replace v…
23/500609/FULL
2022 Approved
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN
Conversion of 2 No. commercial units (Class E) into 2 No. studio one bedroom (Class C3) a…
22/501938/FULL
2022 Approved
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN
Listed Building Consent for works involved in the conversion of 2 No. commercial units (C…
22/501939/LBC
2021 Approved
4 North Street Headcorn TN27 9NN
Tree in conservation area 1x Laurel tree - Reduce to around 8 to 10 feet tall
21/502176/TCA
2020 Approved
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Listed Building Consent for minor alterations and the works involved in the conversion of…
20/505185/LBC
2020 Approved
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Minor alterations and conversion of the existing historic building to form 2no. residenti…
20/505184/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Listed Building Consent for minor alterations and conversion of the existing historic bui…
19/504844/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Minor alterations and conversion of the existing historic building to form 2no. dwelling…
19/504843/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Listed Building Consent for minor alterations and conversion of the existing historic bui…
19/504844/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
The Cloth Hall North Street Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9NN
Minor alterations and conversion of the existing historic building to form 2no. dwelling…
19/504843/FULL
2019 Approved
The Chalet North Street Headcorn TN27 9NN
Roof alterations to single storey extension and changes to fenestration front and rear.
19/503475/FULL
2019 Approved
The Chalet North Street Headcorn TN27 9NN
Roof alterations to single storey extension and changes to fenestration front and rear.
19/503475/FULL
2019 Refused
1 - 3 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Listed Building Consent for the installation of external duct and air conditioning unit (…
19/501376/LBC
2016 Approved
8 Church Walk Headcorn Kent TN27 9NP
Replace front door.
16/504935/FULL
2016 Approved
White Horse Inn North Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NN
Advertisement Consent for 1 x Pictorial sign illuminated by trough lights, 1 x fascia sig…
16/505600/ADV
2016 Approved
The Kings Arms Public House High Street Headcorn TN27 9NH
Variation of conditions 2 and 6 of 15/504845/FULL (Erection of detached dwelling in rear…
16/503822/FULL
2016 Approved
27 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Advertisement consent for 1 x externally illuminated Fascia Sign and 1 x externally illum…
16/502061/ADV
2016 Approved
27 High Street Headcorn Kent TN27 9NH
Change of use from a kitchen showroom (A1 use) to a mixed class coffee shop (A1/A3 use) a…
16/502060/FULL
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

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

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.