Friningham Cottage Friningham Detling Kent ME14 3JD
Approved on 2 April 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions
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Proposal
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey link-to outbuildings side extension with the conversion of workshop and green house into habitable space and an orangery including relocation of oil tank, insertion of a new rear terrace and changes to fenestration.
- Received
- 24 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Boxley Downs
- ReceivedReceived24 Nov
- ValidatedValidated24 Nov
- Consult.Consultation6 Jan
- TargetTarget Date2 Apr
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 129 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Friningham Cottage Friningham Detling Kent ME14 3JD. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 10 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Boxley Downs. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the ME14 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
- ME14 3JD
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Thurnham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 2 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 6 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 2 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Matthew Blythin Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 129 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 4 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 25 December 2025
- Site notice start
- 12 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 2 January 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14385693
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Land North of ThurnhamPart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1975Part of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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Source: Mid Kent
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