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Ravensdane Farm Bicknor Lane Bicknor Kent

23/504837/AGRICAgricultural/Forestry NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 29 November 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Prior Notification for the resurfacing of access track to enable better access for agricultural machinery accessing/egressing the orchard. For its prior approval to: siting and means of construction of the private way.

Received
27 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Ravensdane Farm Bicknor Lane Bicknor Kent. Mid Kent has handled 180 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs.

87% of all 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

Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bredgar

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2023
Target decision date
1 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12145579
Documents
4

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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