Maidstone Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Maidstone Borough Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Maidstone Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Refused
4-8 Grange Moor Hotel St Michaels Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8BS · 26/502329/FULL
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8 September 2026 · Approved
Mount Farm Greenway Forstal Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1QA · 24/500007/FULL
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7 August 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Pattenden Lane Marden Kent · 24/505235/FULL
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5 August 2026 · Refused
Land At Forest Hill Tovil Kent · 25/504098/FULL
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30 July 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Sutton Road Langley Kent · 25/503448/FULL
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30 July 2026 · Approved
Land South Of Sutton Road Langley Kent · 25/503450/FULL
Figures for Maidstone Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 270 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 5plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Maidstone Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live at or near their place of work in the countryside on the appeal site. • The effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issues are: whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy and accessibility to services and facilities; whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the setting of the nearby listed building…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.