River Wood Chegworth Lane Harrietsham Kent ME17 1DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/503004/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from tourist to Gypsy and Traveller site, including removal of existing 6no. static units and replacement with 14no. static units, erection of a communal day room and facility block, 14no. touring caravan spaces, and 28no. parking spaces (2no. per unit). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

4 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Maidstone's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Documents 11

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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 1DB
Received: 4 Sept 2026
Validated: 4 Sept 2026
Ward: Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish: Harrietsham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Martin Potts Associates

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target

67%decided within 8 weeks

83%approved

70decided 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

Comments by: 8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Creation of a 150m2 and 2m deep pond.

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2021 Refused

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Erection of a caretakers lodge/reception with associated parking.

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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

River Wood Chegworth Lane Harrietsham Kent ME17 1DB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 6

Plans & drawings 2

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 1

Site constraints 4

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