Bull Cottage Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/503024/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homes

Proposal

Conversion of an existing outbuilding into a residential dwelling and erection of a single storey side and rear extension with the provision of 2no. parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 57.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Bat Survey Report Biodiversity Survey/Report · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Design and Access Statement Planning Statement · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form 2 Section 106 / CIL Document · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Nutrient Calculator Supporting Documents · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Vine House, Grade II, 16 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 ↗
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 4; Priority habitat 38 m away: Lowland heathland.
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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £360,000 in July 2005. Detached house, freehold.

25 July 2005£360,000

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 2BP
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Lenham
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
HIGHGATE Planning & Development Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 57, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 571 days past the 56-day target
63%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
91decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15108483
Planning Portal ref
PP-15108483
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
Sunnyside Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2BP
Erection of a two storey north east and south east extensions. Erection of a single store…
25/502487/FULL
2023 Approved
Sandhurst Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone Kent ME17 2BP
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of former garage, as 1no. 2 bedroom dwell…
23/502604/LDCEX
2021 Approved
Sunnyside Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone Kent ME17 2BP
Erection of a part two storey extension and part single storey extension with terrace abo…
21/502453/FULL
2019 Approved
Grants Gate Farm Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Maidstone Kent ME17 2BP
Erection of two storey side extension and changes to fenestration.
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2019 Approved
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Erection of two storey side extension and changes to fenestration.
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2017 Refused
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2016 Approved
The Old Forge Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2BP
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2016 Approved
The Old Forge Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2BP
Rear extension with room in roof and internal alterations.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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