Farmland At Hillside Broad Street Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/503017/FULL - Full Approved
Agricultural

Proposal

Retrospective application to create a new access with gate from Pilgrims Way onto farm land. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Consultation
28 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Oct 2026

Approved on 29 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Tree Inspection Report Tree Survey · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Hollingbourne Parish Council Parish Comments · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Site Notice Photo Planning Notice · 14 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Hollingbourne, Broad Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 1
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; 1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area255 m² (2,745 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2010, 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 1RB
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Hollingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jane Laurie PHC

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 80% of agricultural works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
60decided 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-15138641
Planning Portal ref
PP-15138641
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Charity Farm Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME14 3LX
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Conservation Area Notification: To fell two ash trees (T1 & T2) to ground level.
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2022 Approved
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Erection of a detached single storey garden room.
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2019 Approved
Charity Farm Barn Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
Charity Farm Barn Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Erection of a single storey extension to rear utility area and conversion of loft.
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2018 Approved
Charity Farm Barn Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Erection of a single storey extension to rear utility area and conversion of loft.
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2017 Approved
Acorn Cottage Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB
First floor extension
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.