10 Chippendayle Drive Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/504329/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Erection of a first floor extension to existing care home building (north west corner) to enable the provision of 4 additional bedrooms and sensory room for residents. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 19 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
19 Jan 2026

Approved on 19 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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; National landscape 265 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Harrietsham 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 · No listed building 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,279,750 in March 2006. Detached house, freehold.

14 March 2006£1,279,750

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 1AD
Received
around 19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Harrietsham
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
19 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Robinson Escott Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
806decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14414949
Planning Portal ref
PP-14414949
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.