Broken Tree Forstal Lane Coxheath Kent ME17 4QF Data via plota.co.uk

26/503246/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Siting of two static caravans on existing gypsy & traveller site, with space for two touring caravans and four parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 26 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Oct 2026, from Maidstone's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Coxheath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £25,023 in November 2016. Other property, freehold.

11 November 2016£25,023Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME17 4QF
Received
around 26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Coxheath And Farleigh
Parish
Coxheath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Martin Potts Associates

Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 4412 days to the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
99decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use