School House Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/505179/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Section 73 - Application for Removal of Conditions : Contamination 13 (Contamination), 14 (Closure Report) and 19 (Bus stop relocation) pursuant to application for Erection of 3no. self-build dwellings with associated access and parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Dec 2025
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Consultation
14 Jan 2026
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

Protected tree 6 m away: 5001/2021/TPO, order 5001/2021/TPO
4 protected trees within 15 m. Named in a tree preservation order: work to it, its roots included, needs the council's consent first.
Root protection areas reach up to 15 m from a large tree, so an extension or new foundations this close usually needs a tree survey. Only some councils publish their single trees, and a position can be approximate: the order at the council is the definitive record, and no tree shown is not proof there is none.
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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 2; National landscape 348 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Harrietsham built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £375,000 in December 2020. Other property, freehold.

8 December 2020£375,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area151 m² (1,625 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 122)
UseB8 Storage or Distribution
HeatingUnconditioned

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME17 1AJ
Received
around 22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Harrietsham
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of amendments here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
111decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
16 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.