Building 2 Witherden Farmhouse Lenham Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/502117/FULL - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a single storey pitched roof side and rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 2 Section 106 / CIL Document · 19 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Headcorn Parish Council Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Headcorn Parish Council - Advising of Parish Meeting Parish Comments · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Site Notice Photo Planning Notice · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Details Application Details · 19 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area189 m² (2,034 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (29 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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
TN27 9LE
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
Headcorn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Martin Potts Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
459decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jul 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.