Land To The Rear Of 18-20 Hartnup Street Maidstone Kent ME16 8LR Data via plota.co.uk

25/505042/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Erection of 1no. Self Build/Custom Build 4-bedroom detached dwelling and parking. (Update to existing granted planning permission ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 12 Dec 2025
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 21 May 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Members resolved to grant permission subject to the conditions set out in the report.
  • Members voted unanimously, 13 to 0 with no abstentions, to grant permission.

Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes, Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 21 May 2026 .

Associated applications 2

  • FullApproved25/505042/FULLThis application
    Erection of 1no. Self Build/Custom Build 4-bedroom detached dwelling and parking. (Update to existing)
  • FullApprovedcouncil archive

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Maidstone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
ME16 8LR
Received
around 12 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Dec 2025
Ward
Fant And Oakwood
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 174 days from validation, 118 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
784decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14547863
Planning Portal ref
PP-14547863
Committee
21 May 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 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