Garden Cottage Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG Data via plota.co.uk

26/503427/FULL - Full Pending
AgriculturalDemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling, tractor shed and bee equipment store and erection of replacement dwelling and a small-holding barn, with associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Maidstone's recent agricultural works. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Arboricultural Implications Assessment Tree Survey · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Protection Plan Tree Survey · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey Tree Survey · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Barn Immediately West South West of Gardeners Cottage at Ewell Manor, Grade II, 42 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 34 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
ME15 0NG
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Coxheath And Farleigh
Parish
West Farleigh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Maple Planning & Development Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides agricultural works by day 56.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
43decided 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-15207206
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Refused
Demolition of existing dwelling, tractor shed and bee equipment store and erection of rep…
23/502893/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
2 Ewell Manor Cottages Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Addition of front porch (retrospective).
24/503951/FULL
2024 Approved
2 Ewell Manor Cottages Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Addition of front porch (retrospective).
24/503951/FULL
2024 Withdrawn
Ewell Manor Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Change of use of barn to 1no. single dwelling with associated access, parking and rebuild…
23/505270/FULL
2024 Withdrawn
Ewell Manor Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Change of use of barn to 1no. single dwelling with associated access, parking and rebuild…
23/505270/FULL
2021 Approved
The Bothy Ewell Lane West Farleigh ME15 0NG
Non-material amendment: Revised design and arrangement of doors and window (original appl…
21/504631/NMAMD
2021 Approved
The Bothy Ewell Lane West Farleigh ME15 0NG
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (landscaping details) of application 20/505…
21/502184/SUB
2020 Approved
The Bothy Ewell Lane West Farleigh ME15 0NG
Erection of a detached single garage and home office.
20/505652/FULL
2017 Approved
The Bothy Ewell Lane West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0NG
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3: Details of external construction materials…
17/502914/SUB
2016 Approved
Diamondbrite House Ewell Lane West Farleigh ME15 0NG
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3: Sustainable surface water drainage scheme…
16/506678/SUB
2016 Approved
Diamondbrite House Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Addition of front extension to existing class B1 offices and provision of additional park…
16/504154/FULL
2016 Withdrawn
Ewell Manor Ewell Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0NG
Installation of a substation
16/500449/ELEC
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