High Hopes Poot Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7HL Data via plota.co.uk
26/502450/LDCEX - Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Awaiting decision
Proposal
Lawful Development (existing) for use of the land and buildings for the storage of materials in connection with the running of a carpentry business Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Other documents 1
Important details
- Council
- Maidstone
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Postcode
- ME9 7HL
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
- Parish
- Upchurch
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 20 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Tetlow King Planning
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14921190
- Env. assessment
- No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#66 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Maidstone is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 292. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Maidstone decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #241 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #205 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #26 of 292
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #47 of 292
70%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,125
Total decisions
203 refused in 2025
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High Hopes Poot Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7HL