Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU Data via plota.co.uk

26/502021/FULL - Full Refused
AgriculturalChange of useDemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential. Demolition of existing cattle shed and erection of 1no. dwelling, including temporary siting of two caravans and creation of a drainage ditch (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
21 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Refused Decision · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Comments · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF BNG metric excel Biodiversity Report · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF and Design and Access Statement Planning Statement · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Headcorn Parish Council Parish Comments · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Headcorn Parish Council Parish Comments · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Notice Photo Planning Notice · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 27 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
TN27 9LU
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
Headcorn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning By Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 20% of agricultural works here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14940212
Planning Portal ref
PP-14940212
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Grigg Lane Corn Stores Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
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2025 Refused
Grigg Lane Corn Stores Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage…
25/500054/PNQCLA
2024 Refused
Bambi Cottage Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
Demolition of existing cattle shed and erection of 1no. dwelling, including temporary sit…
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2024 Refused
Bambi Cottage Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
Demolition of existing cattle shed and erection of 1no. dwelling, including temporary sit…
24/501714/FULL
2022 Refused
The Cattle Shed At Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
Conversion and extension of an agricultural building into a single dwelling (following pr…
22/504225/FULL
2022 Refused
The Cattle Shed At Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9LU
Conversion and extension to existing agricultural building to create a single dwelling.
22/501851/FULL
2021 Approved
Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9LU
Prior Notification for change of use of Agricultural stable block to 1no. two bedroom res…
21/500104/PNQCLA
2020 Withdrawn
1 Woodside Farm Cottage Grigg Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9LU
Prior notification for the change of use of 1 no. agricultural building to 1 no. two-bedr…
20/505113/PNQCLA
2020 Approved
The Cattle Shed Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9LU
Prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a 2-bedroom dwell…
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2017 Approved
Cow Shed & Potting Shed Woodside Farm Grigg Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9LU
Prior notification for the change of use of 2no. agricultural buildings into 2 dwellings…
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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