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26/502211/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing industrial units and erection of 3no. single storey replacement industrial units, with associated parking and hard surface yard. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

19 Jun 2026

✓

Approved

16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 21

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2

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 3. 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 Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Coast Cottages, Grade II, 56 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area475 m² (5,113 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (asset rating 75)

UseStorage or Distribution

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, 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: Full
Postcode: ME17 2LX
Received: 19 Jun 2026
Validated: 19 Jun 2026
Ward: Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish: Lenham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 16 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills

How this decision compares

Decided in 89 days from validation, 33 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 79% of commercial and major works here are.

This one89d

Council56d

UK57d

72%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14977024
Planning Portal ref: PP-14977024
Comments by: 23 Jul 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Aug 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

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.

The Depot Sandway Road Sandway Kent ME17 2LX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 9

Plans & drawings 1

Consultation & comments 4

Other documents 5

Site constraints 4

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