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26/500365/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 12, Part 1 (Written Scheme of Investigation), subject to application (allowed on appeal APP/). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Discharge Conditions approved (SUB) Decision · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF KCC Archaeology Consultee Comment · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Archaeology Consultee Comment · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Ramsar wetland about 298 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI about 298 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI; Inside the Upchurch built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 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
Submission of Details
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Upchurch
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14662973
Planning Portal ref
PP-14662973
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings