Land At Woodcock Lane Boughton Malherbe Grafty Green Kent ME17 2AP Data via plota.co.uk

26/502516/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 9no. residential custom-build dwellings, with the provision of 22no. parking spaces, access, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 88.

Documents 64

Consultation & comments 47

PDF Boughton Malherbe Parish Council Parish Comments · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 23 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RSPB England Consultee Comment · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Highways Consultee Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Petition External Comments · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 1 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 1 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Upper Medway IDB Consultee Comment · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comments Neighbour Comments · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗
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Site constraints 3

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.
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Stocks House, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 3 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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME17 2AZ
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
Parish
Boughton Malherbe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 88, past the statutory target. 87% of new homes in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 8832 days past 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

Alt. reference
PP-14967764
Planning Portal ref
PP-14967764
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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