Headcorn Place Water Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9JS

23/503770/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 13 October 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use of the land to dog walking area with associated car parking and installation of fencing and refuse bins.

Received: 18 August 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Headcorn

ReceivedReceived18 Aug
ValidatedValidated18 Aug
Consult.Consultation13 Oct
TargetTarget Date13 Oct
DecidedDecided13 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Headcorn Place Water Lane Headcorn Ashford Kent TN27 9JS. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 349 applications in total for the TN27 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: TN27 9JS
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Headcorn

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 August 2023
Consultation expiry: 13 October 2023
Last date for comments: 13 October 2023
Target decision date: 13 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mrs Welch Romney House Monument Way Orbital Park Ashford TN24 0HB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 31 August 2023
Advertisement expiry: 21 September 2023
Site notice start: 22 September 2023
Site notice end: 13 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12388795
Documents: 34

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, National Landscapes, 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.

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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.

Source: Mid Kent

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