Land Adj To Carn Brae Boxley Road Walderslade Kent ME5 9JD Data via plota.co.uk

25/504953/PIP - Permission in Principle Approved

Proposal

Permission in Principle for one detached dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 5 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Jan 2026

Approved on 19 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Chatham built-up area; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland; Tree preservation order about 30 m away: 1/1972.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Permission in Principle
Postcode
ME5 9JD
Received
around 5 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Boxley
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
19 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 13 days faster than Maidstone's median of 58 for outline applications. Approved, as 58% of outline applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Maidstone to go on. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Jan 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