Horseshoes Riding School Horseshoes Court Dean Street East Farleigh Kent ME15 0PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/501681/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of three B8 storage buildings with associated office use (part retrospective), erection of isolation stables, demolition of existing stable building, associated parking, landscaping, and engineering works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 28 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 19 Oct 2026; it is now day 143.

The consultation period closed on 9 Jul 2026.

Documents 59

Consultation & comments 45

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Licence at this address

  • Licence The Horseshoes Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 8 Jul 2026

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

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
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Coxheath 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 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
ME15 0PR
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
29 May 2026
Ward
Coxheath And Farleigh
Parish
East Farleigh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 143, past the statutory target. 93% of commercial and major works in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 18 Oct 2026.

Day 14387 days past the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14892827
Planning Portal ref
PP-14892827
Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
18 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 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