Land West Of Benover Road Yalding Kent ME18 6AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/503234/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use of the land for the stationing of three static homes and three touring caravans for use as a single Gypsy / Traveller site. Formation of hardstanding and associated soft landscaping (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 19 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Glass House, Grade II, 19 m away · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 441 m away: River Beult SSSI; Inside the Benover 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 scheduled monument 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
ME18 6AZ
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Collier Street
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Perfect Pitch Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 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

Alt. reference
PP-15086059
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086059
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Change of use of the land for the stationing of 1no. mobile home and 1no. touring caravan…
23/502987/FULL
2020 Refused
Change of use of the land for the stationing of 1no. static mobile and 1no. touring carav…
20/503640/FULL
2017 Refused
Proposed development for stationing of mobile home for Gypsy/Traveller purposes. Associat…
17/503175/FULL
2017 Refused
Retention of use of land for grazing of horses. Erection of detached 4-bay stable range a…
17/502102/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
Forsters Farm Meadow Benover Road Yalding Kent ME18 6AX
Overhead line mains extension.
21/504934/ELEC
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
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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