Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Kent ME18 6ET Data via plota.co.uk

26/503434/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of existing buildings and land at Congelow Farm from a hop pelletising plant with ancillary office, laboratory, workshops and storage to a flexible commercial employment use comprising offices (Use Class E(g)(i)), research and development (Use Class E(g)(ii)), light industrial processes (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and storage and distribution (Use Class B8), including the continued use of existing buildings, hardstanding and associated infrastructure; Demolition of existing storage building and cabin and erection of a replacement building in line with current approval Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Nov 2026, from Maidstone's recent changes of use.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Congelow Cottages, Grade II, 51 m away · 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 282 m away: River Beult SSSI; Inside the Yalding built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
ME18 6ET
Received
around 30 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Yalding
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ibbotson Architects Limited

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 947 days to 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-15124110
Planning Portal ref
PP-15124110
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Demolition of existing storage and cabin buildings. Erection of 1no. replacement storage…
23/503683/FULL
2023 Approved
Submission of details pursuant to condition 6 (biodiversity enhancement scheme) of applic…
22/505961/SUB
2022 Withdrawn
Submission of details to discharge conditions 10 (surface water drainage scheme) of plann…
22/505855/SUB
2022 Approved
Erection of a storage building with landscaping, access and associated works.
22/502592/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Submission of details to discharge condition 9 (Verification of Outfall) subject to 22/50…
23/502255/SUB
2023 Approved
Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Submission of details pursuant to condition 8 (landscape scheme) of application 22/502592…
23/500138/SUB
2022 Withdrawn
Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Submission of details to discharge condition 9 (flood risk details) of planning applicati…
22/505936/SUB
2023 Approved
Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 (renewable energy) of application 22/502592…
23/500137/SUB
2023 Approved
Congelow Farm Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Submission of details pursuant to condition 12 (archaeological watching brief), of applic…
23/500139/SUB
2021 Approved
Congelow Farm Cottage Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Erection of a garden wall to the north and east boundary of the property and an acoustic…
21/503264/FULL
2020 Approved
Congelow Farm Cottage Benover Road Yalding ME18 6ET
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 (Materials) Condition 6 (Biodiversity) and…
20/504789/SUB
2020 Approved
Congelow Farm Cottage Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Erection of a stable block including hay store, tack room with office and domestic storag…
19/505809/FULL
2019 Approved
3 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for the proposed minor works to install measures necessary to lim…
19/503661/LBC
2019 Approved
3 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for the proposed minor works to install measures necessary to lim…
19/503661/LBC
2019 Approved
1 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for minor works to install measures necessary to limit internal f…
19/502917/LBC
2019 Approved
1 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for minor works to install measures necessary to limit internal f…
19/502917/LBC
2019 Approved
2 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for minor works to install measures necessary to limit internal f…
19/502921/LBC
2019 Approved
2 Congelow Cottages Benover Road Yalding Maidstone Kent ME18 6ET
Listed Building Consent for minor works to install measures necessary to limit internal f…
19/502921/LBC
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
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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

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