Land At Ufton Court Farm Tunstall Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XF Data via plota.co.uk

26/502741/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Section 73 Application seeking a minor material amendment to approved plans by varying Condition 1 (to permit alterations to the site layout together with the resizing and relocation of the attenuation basins) and Condition 8 (external finishing materials) pursuant to permission . The reserved matters approval relates to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the construction of 290 dwellings, including affordable housing, with associated landscaping, public open space, equipped play provision, earthworks and supporting infrastructure, further, to outline permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME10 1XF
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
West Downs
Parish
Tunstall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15077796
Press notice
20 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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 performance
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