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Maitlands Farm, Woodside Green, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2ES

11/1670FullApproved

Approved on 22 November 2011

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of grain store for agricultural use and introduction of hard surfacing as shown on the site location plan, block plan and drawing number GP34036PL, supported by a design and access statement and covering letter received 29th September 2011, and emails dated 30th September 2011 and 3rd October 2011.

Received
29 September 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
North Downs
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target23 Nov
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Maitlands Farm, Woodside Green, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2ES. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,307 applications in total for the ME17 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME17 2ES
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wichling

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2011
Target decision date
23 November 2011
Decision issued
23 November 2011
Application expires
24 November 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2, Hop Kilns, Goblands Farm Businesscentre, Cemetary Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0LT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Mid Kent

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