Plot 11 Forstal Farm Barn Well Street Loose Kent ME15 0QE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of land from use as 20 clamping pitches (as approved under ), to residential use for gypsy and traveller families and including stationing of 16(no) static caravan pitches; provision of 16(no) touring caravan spaces; 32(no) parking spaces and erection of a single storey rear extension to existing facility block to be used as a communal day room and alterations to existing access ramps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 88.

The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Coxheath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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
Full
Postcode
ME15 6HA
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Coxheath And Farleigh
Parish
Coxheath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Martin Potts Associates

Decision outlook

Day 88, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 8832 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
91decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
17 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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