Land At Postley Road Maidstone Kent ME15 6RH Data via plota.co.uk

25/502491/FULL - Full Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 17 September 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling, and erection of 35no. dwellings with access, parking, landscaping, SUDS attenuation pond, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 1 Jul 2025
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Consultation
22 Jul 2025
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Committee
17 Sept 2026
Decision notice
Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 484.

The consultation period closed on 12 Aug 2025.

Planning committee

Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 17 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The proposal was for 36 dwellings, including a replacement dwelling, with access, parking, landscaping and associated works.
  • Permission was delegated subject to a legal agreement, conditions and an informative.
  • The committee voted unanimously to give delegated powers to grant permission.

Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes, Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 17 September 2026 .

Documents 82

Statements & assessments 19

PDF KCC Ecology Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix A (Baseline Condition Assessment) Amendment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Appendix B (Habitats Condition Assessment) Amendment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Amendment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Ecological Officer Consultee Comment · 12 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Flood and Water Management Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Highways and Transportation Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions Appendix 1 - Education Assessment Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Flood and Water Management Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Including Affordable Housing Statement Planning Statement · 27 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Air Quality Assessment · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Report Tree Survey · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Phase 1 Contamination Risk Assessment Land Contamination Assessment · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Transport Assessment · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Interim Ecological Appraisal Biodiversity Survey/Report · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Technical Annex 1: Condition Assessment Sheets and Methodology Biodiversity Survey/Report · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Baseline Technical Annex 1: Condition Assessment Sheets and Methodology Biodiversity Survey/Report · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Metric Superseded Documents · 16 Jun 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 36

PDF KCC Developer Contributions Consultee Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Applications Unit Consultee Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Infrastructure Consultee Comment · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Public Rights of Way Consultee Comment · 16 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 15 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 11 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Comment Neighbour Comments · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Conservation Officer Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Archaeological Officer Consultee Comment · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF . Tovil Parish Council Consultee Comment · 4 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC PROW Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Conservation Officer Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions - Request Letter Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions Appendix 1A New School Build Land Costs Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions Appendix 2 Communities Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions Appendix 3 Adult Social Care Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Developer Contributions Appendix 4 Waste Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 21 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Loose Parish Council Parish Comments · 21 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Consultee Comment · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Tovil Parish Council Consultee Comment · 15 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 11 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscape Officer Consultee Comment · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Southern Water Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Historic England Consultee Comment · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 6 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 6 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF . Kent Police Consultee Comment · 5 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF . Environmental Protection Team MIDKENT Environmental Health Consultee Comment · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF KCC Minerals & Waste Consultee Comment · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Environment Agency Consultee Comment · 2 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Public restricted byway about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Tree preservation order: 23/1975
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve about 167 m away: Hayle Park (Mount Ararat and Hayle Park)
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Maidstone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME15 6RH
Received
around 1 Jul 2025
Validated
1 Jul 2025
Ward
Tovil
Parish
Tovil
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA

Decision outlook

Day 484, past the statutory target. 90% of full applications in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 484393 days past the 91-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
783decided 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-14093245
Planning Portal ref
PP-14093245
Comments by
12 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2025
Committee
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2025
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