Land At Hockers Farm Orchard View Detling Kent ME14 3BF Data via plota.co.uk

26/500485/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and erection of 25(no) dwellings and associated car ports and parking (with 40% affordable housing onsite), erection of 2-storey building to be used as children's nursery and associated parking, provision of open space, biodiversity net gain area and landscape buffering, and associated earthworks, with access from Orchard View. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 5 Oct 2026, 12:21

Application progress

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Received

18 Feb 2026

✓

Consultation

27 Feb 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 4 Jun 2026; it is now day 233.

The consultation period closed on 4 Jun 2026.

Documents 155

Statements & assessments 13

Plans & drawings 5

PDF KCC PROW Plan 2 Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC PROW Plan Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SGN Plan Consultee Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Plan Consultee Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Certificate B Application Details · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 131

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 6

Kent Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

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 Detling built-up area; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Traditional orchard; 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. 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: Full
Postcode: ME14 3JN
Received: 18 Feb 2026
Validated: 18 Feb 2026
Ward: Boxley Downs
Parish: Detling
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 233, past the statutory target. 93% of demolitions in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 233142 days past the 91-day target

67%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

156decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14468686
Planning Portal ref: PP-14468686
Comments by: 4 Jun 2026
Site or press notice: 27 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry: 20 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

23 Hockers Lane Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3JN

Demolition of detached garage, conservatory and 1st floor rear dormer and erection of a s…

22/503014/FULL 11 Aug 2022

2021 Approved

31 Hockers Lane Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3JN

Erection of single storey rear extension and porch canopy to front.

21/501911/FULL 7 Jun 2021

2021 Approved

41 Hockers Lane Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3JN

Erection a single storey rear extension.

21/501562/FULL 20 May 2021

2021 Approved

17 Hockers Lane Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3JL

Erection of a pitched roof to existing garage.

21/501133/FULL 26 Apr 2021

2021 Approved

6 Orchard View Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3NR

Insertion of 2no. new first floor side windows.

21/500665/FULL 7 Apr 2021

2020 Refused

7 Orchard View Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3NR

Creation of raised rear decking area (part retrospective).

20/500078/FULL 6 Apr 2020

2018 Approved

14 Orchard View Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3NR

Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension including part conversion of exi…

18/501971/FULL 20 Jun 2018

2018 Approved

14 Orchard View Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3NR

Erection of a part single part two storey rear extension including part conversion of exi…

18/501971/FULL 20 Jun 2018

2017 Approved

31 Hockers Lane Detling Maidstone Kent ME14 3JN

Demolition of existing detached garage and outbuildings. Erection of a detached three bed…

17/506146/FULL 6 Feb 2018

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

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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

Land At Hockers Farm Orchard View Detling Kent ME14 3BF Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 155

Statements & assessments 13

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 131

Other documents 5

Site constraints 6

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Important details

Decision outlook

Consultation & key dates

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