Willow Tree House Lower Street Leeds Kent ME17 1RL Data via plota.co.uk

26/503107/FULL - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Rebuild stone boundary retaining wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF and Design and Access Statement Planning Statement · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Advert in Paper - Medway Messenger Planning Notice · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Messenger Planning Notice · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Leeds, Lower Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Stanley Cottages, Grade II, 49 m away · 1 Grade I, 16 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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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 150 m away: Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 189 m away: Leeds Castle; Inside the Leeds (Maidstone) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME17 1RL
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Leeds And Langley
Parish
Leeds
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gateley Smithers Purslow

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

Alt. reference
PP-15131147
Planning Portal ref
PP-15131147
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 Stanley Cottages Lower Street Leeds Kent ME17 1RL
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - (Materials) subject to 24/503768/LBC
25/501101/SUB
2025 Approved
1 Stanley Cottages Lower Street Leeds Kent ME17 1RL
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - (Materials) subject to 24/503768/LBC
25/501101/SUB
2024 Approved
1 Stanley Cottages Lower Street Leeds Maidstone Kent ME17 1RL
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and repairs including Installing a new b…
24/503768/LBC
2024 Approved
1 Stanley Cottages Lower Street Leeds Maidstone Kent ME17 1RL
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and repairs including Installing a new b…
24/503768/LBC
2022 Approved
Leeds And Broomfield Church Of England Primary School Lower Street Leeds Kent ME17 1RL
Demolition of dilapidated mobile classrooms to rear of school.
22/501294/FULL
2022 Approved
Leeds And Broomfield Church Of England Primary School Lower Street Leeds Maidstone Kent ME17 1RL
Conservation area notification to fell one Persian Ironwood, one Common Lime, and one Nor…
22/500323/TCA
2021 Approved
Leeds And Broomfield Church Of England Primary School Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Conservation Area Notification - Cherry (T1) - Fell (tree is dead) Whitebeam (T2) - Fell…
21/502392/TCA
2019 Approved
The Orchard Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Conservation Area notification to fell 1 x Apple tree as shown on plan and described in d…
19/503981/TCA
2019 Approved
The Orchard Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Conservation Area notification to fell 1 x Apple tree as shown on plan and described in d…
19/503981/TCA
2019 Approved
Land To The North East Of The Junction Between Lower Street And Wykeham Grove Leeds Maidstone Kent
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for increase in height of gas vent pipes at a v…
19/503028/LAWPRO
2019 Approved
Land To The North East Of The Junction Between Lower Street And Wykeham Grove Leeds Maidstone Kent
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for increase in height of gas vent pipes at a v…
19/503028/LAWPRO
2018 Approved
The Orchard Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Conservation area notification to: - 1) Large Fir - fell - dangerous - dead branches, bei…
18/504191/TCA
2018 Approved
The Orchard Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Conservation area notification to: - 1) Large Fir - fell - dangerous - dead branches, bei…
18/504191/TCA
2016 Approved
Leeds And Broomfield Church Of England Primary School Lower Street Leeds ME17 1RL
Tree in Conservation Area Notification - to fell Black Elder and Prunus tree to ground le…
16/508389/TCA
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

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