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Building North Of Bletchenden Road Headcorn Kent

25/503907/PNRPrior Notification Class RApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 17 November 2025

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Class E). For its prior approval to: Transport and Highways impacts of the development - Noise impacts of the development - Contamination risks on the site - Flooding risks on the site.

Received
22 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided17 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Building North Of Bletchenden Road Headcorn Kent. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Headcorn And Sutton Valence.

83% of outline 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
Prior Notification Class R
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Headcorn

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2025
Consultation expiry
31 October 2025
Last date for comments
31 October 2025
Target decision date
17 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Miss Taylor Holdstock The Wool Store Fullers Way Biddenden Ashford TN27 8FQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
10 October 2025
Site notice end
31 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14338378
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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  1. 2026
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    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-(foul sewage treatment) subject to 25/503907/PNR

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/502038/SUB
  2. 2025
    22 Sep

    Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Class E). For…

    This applicationApprovedOutline25/503907/PNR

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