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25/504253/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
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Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement scheme), subject to . Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
around 15 Oct 2025
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Approved
10 Dec 2025

Approved on 10 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Discharge Conditions approved (SUB) Decision · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 10 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Oct 2025 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 4 discharged

    • ConditionsSubmission of details pursuant to condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement scheme).This application25/504253/SUB

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.
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 134 m away: Hollingbourne Downs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Hollingbourne House, Grade II, 53 m away · 2 Grade II
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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat 16 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME17 1QJ
Received
around 15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Hollingbourne
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
10 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Price Whitehead

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14377552
Planning Portal ref
PP-14377552
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
TPO application to fell eight (T2, T5, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14) Ash trees
25/502805/TPOA
2025 Approved
TPO application to fell eight (T2, T5, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14) Ash trees
25/502805/TPOA
2025 Approved
Erection of a general purpose agricultural storage and workshop building.
25/502245/FULL
2025 Approved
Erection of a general purpose agricultural storage and workshop building.
25/502245/FULL
2023 Approved
Submission of details to discharge conditions 6 - landscape Scheme, 8 - External Lighting…
23/505041/SUB
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed siting of a caravan for use as additional acc…
25/504318/LAWPRO
2025 Approved
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed siting of a caravan for use as additional acc…
25/504318/LAWPRO
2025 Approved
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ
Prior notification for the proposed demolition of Garage / workshop / outbuilding.
25/503263/DEMREQ
2025 Approved
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1QJ
Prior notification for the proposed demolition of Garage / workshop / outbuilding.
25/503263/DEMREQ
2023 Withdrawn
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Erection of a detached bungalow with associated access and parking.
23/503207/FULL
2020 Approved
Courtyard Studios Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Demolition of existing derelict and unstable (north-east facing) garden wall, reconstruct…
19/506031/LBC
2020 Approved
Courtyard Studios Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Demolition of the rear section of the building and erection of replacement structure, and…
18/506662/FULL
2022 Approved
Hollingbourne Farm Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Change the use of building 5 from B8 consent to B1 light industrial. Alteration to fenest…
22/502798/FULL
2021 Approved
Garden Cottage Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Erection of single storey rear extension with 2no. rooflights.
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2021 Approved
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2018 Refused
Courtyard Studios Hollingbourne House Hollingbourne Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QJ
Conversion and adaptation of existing photography studio into 2no. new residential dwelli…
18/500228/FULL
2018 Refused
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Conversion and adaptation of existing photography studio into 2no. new residential dwelli…
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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
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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