36 Douglas Road Lenham Kent ME17 2QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/502180/FULL - Full Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Self-Build reconstruction of residential dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Consultation
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Proforma for Scheme that are Self-Build or Custom Housing Biodiversity Report · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Photos 25.06.26 Biodiversity Report · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF . Lenham Parish Council Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Applicant and Officer Correspondence Correspondence · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice Photo Planning Notice · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
National landscape 43 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 204 m away: Lock-up, Lenham; Inside the Lenham built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
ME17 2QP
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Lenham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Peritus Surveying Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 87% of demolitions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
139decided 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-14989453
Site or press notice
10 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2020 Approved
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2019 Refused
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2019 Refused
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Non Material Amendment to change roof & dormer tiles that would match existing to Marley…
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2019 Refused
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2019 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