The Old Woodyard Headcorn Road Sandway Kent ME17 2NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/502855/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Section 73 Application for Variation of condition (to allow for the stationing of two mobile homes) pursuant to application for Change of use to caravan site for the stationing of two caravans and two portacabins for general storage with associated landscaping, septic tank, fencing and keeping of horses as shown on plans received on the 26 March 2008, 21 April 2008, together with a supporting statement received on the 2 June 2008 and the ecological and contamination report as received by the Local Planning Authority on the 11 March 2009. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Oct 2026.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Reading). The older provisional map had this area as grade 3; the survey is the definitive reading.
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.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 79 m away: Lenham, Sandway Village.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Full
Postcode
ME17 2NE
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Lenham
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15102150
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
The Depot Sandway Road Sandway Kent ME17 2LX
Retrospective application for erection of a 6.83m high shelter, comprising 2no. shipping…
25/500929/FULL
2025 Refused
The Depot Sandway Road Sandway Kent ME17 2LX
Retrospective application for erection of a 6.83m high shelter, comprising 2no. shipping…
25/500929/FULL
2022 Refused
Blackberry Acre Headcorn Road Sandway Maidstone Kent ME17 2NE
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for erection of replacement garage for main dwe…
22/500252/LDCEX
2020 Refused
Blackberry Acre Headcorn Road Sandway Maidstone Kent ME17 2NE
Lawful Development Certificate for an existing garage.
20/504720/LDCEX
2017 Approved
The Old Woodyard Headcorn Road Sandway Maidstone Kent ME17 2NE
Erection of a detached day room with pitched roof.
17/502435/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