Pollyfields Farm Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/503156/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
AgriculturalChange of useDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of 3no. existing agricultural barns to create 11no. holiday lets, including demolition of lean-to extension, and 11no. associated parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 23 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 62.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 4.
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, 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 3HL
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Detling
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Architectural Designs

Decision outlook

Day 62, past the statutory target. 88% of agricultural works in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 27 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 626 days past the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15159316
Planning Portal ref
PP-15159316
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
10 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Conversion of existing agricultural barn, demolition of lean-to extension to create a fou…
24/504783/FULL
2024 Approved
Conversion of existing agricultural barn, demolition of lean-to extension to create a fou…
24/504783/FULL
2024 Refused
Conversion of existing agricultural barn, demolition of lean-to extension to create a fou…
24/503374/FULL
2024 Refused
Conversion of existing agricultural barn, demolition of lean-to extension to create a fou…
24/503374/FULL
2017 Withdrawn
Conversion and alteration of the existing outbuildings within Pollyfields Farm for reside…
17/500281/FULL
2017
EIA Screening Opinion - Conversion and alteration of the existing outbuildings within Pol…
17/500410/ENVSCR
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Pollyfields Manor Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-Materials and condition 4-Joinery of listed…
25/503571/SUB
2025 Approved
Pollyfields Manor Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-Materials and condition 4-Joinery of listed…
25/503571/SUB
2019 Approved
The Old Piggery Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL
Retrospective application for alterations to roof and materials of existing barn
19/502810/FULL
2019 Approved
The Old Piggery Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL
Retrospective application for alterations to roof and materials of existing barn
19/502810/FULL
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
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

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