Unit 1A Monchelsea Farm Heath Road Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4JD Data via plota.co.uk

26/502722/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Section 73 - Application for variation of condition 5 (to allow padel tennis courts to be used between 0600hrs-2200hrs) pursuant to for - Change of use of building from storage and distribution (Class B8) to padel tennis (5 courts) for a temporary period of 5 years, including alterations to fenestration, cycle and bin storage, and creation of 15no. new car parking spaces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 3

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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 82 m away: Boughton Monchelsea, Cock Street; Inside the Loose built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 September 2026. 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 4JD
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton
Parish
Boughton Monchelsea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lyondale

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083066
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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