4 Catchment Cottages Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HL Data via plota.co.uk

26/503481/LDCEX - Lawful Development Cert. (Existing) Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of land as private residential garden, access and parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Nov 2026.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF CIL Statement Section 106 / CIL Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs Photographs · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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), 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 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.
Not affected
No scheduled monument 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 area61 m² (657 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2017, 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
Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Postcode
ME18 6HL
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Nettlestead
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Richard Anstis Consultants

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15152149
Planning Portal ref
PP-15152149
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Former Syngenta Works Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 12 for Phase D (PRB gate and groundwater mon…
25/503943/SUB
2025 Approved
Former Syngenta Works Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 12 for Phase D (PRB gate and groundwater mon…
25/503943/SUB
2025 Approved
2 & 4 Catchment Cottages Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HL
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for erection of single storey rear extensions a…
25/504043/LAWPRO
2025 Approved
2 & 4 Catchment Cottages Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HL
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for erection of single storey rear extensions a…
25/504043/LAWPRO
2025 Approved
Former Syngenta Works Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Section 73 - Application for Variation of condition 1 (…
25/01832/ADJ
2025 Approved
Former Syngenta Works Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Section 73 - Application for Variation of condition 1 (…
25/01832/ADJ
2023 Approved
Former Syngenta Works Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Adjoining Authority Consultation: Section 73 - Application for variation of condition 21…
23/01283/ADJ
2023 Approved
Ashtree Place Hampstead Lane Nettlestead Kent ME18 5HN
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Flood Risk Assessment) and 8 (Vehicle Cha…
23/503304/SUB
2022 Withdrawn
Hawthorne Cottage Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a replacement double garage with a home off…
22/504459/FULL
2021 Approved
1 Hampstead Cottages Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Erection of a first floor rear extension.
21/504808/FULL
2021 Approved
The Orchard Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Part-retrospective application for change of use of agricultural land into residential cu…
20/505329/FULL
2020 Refused
The Orchard Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural land into residential curtila…
20/501914/FULL
2019 Refused
Ashtree Place Hampstead Lane Nettlestead Maidstone Kent ME18 5HN
Material change of use of land for stationing of 3no. caravans for residential occupation…
19/504988/FULL
2019 Refused
Ashtree Place Hampstead Lane Nettlestead Maidstone Kent ME18 5HN
Material change of use of land for stationing of 3no. caravans for residential occupation…
19/504988/FULL
2019 Refused
The Orchard Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural land into residential curtila…
19/503547/FULL
2019 Refused
The Orchard Hampstead Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HJ
Retrospective application for change of use of agricultural land into residential curtila…
19/503547/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
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Variation of conditions 1 (restricted occupation), 2 (temporary permission) and 3 (number…
19/500312/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
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Variation of conditions 1 (restricted occupation), 2 (temporary permission) and 3 (number…
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2017 Approved
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Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3: Scheme to dispose of surface water (of app…
17/505930/SUB
2017 Approved
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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

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.