Maplehurst Farm Frittenden Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0DL
Refused on 9 December 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior notification for a free draining farm road/track. For its prior approval to: - Siting, design and external appearance.
- Received
- 11 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Staplehurst
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated11 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Dec
Decided in 28 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Maplehurst Farm Frittenden Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0DL. Mid Kent has handled 180 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 4 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,127 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- TN12 0DL
- Application type
- Agricultural/Forestry Notification
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Staplehurst
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Oast Forstal Farm Leigh Green Tenterden TN30 7DF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14434852
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Ancient woodland: Maplehurst Farm WoodPart of the site
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, National Landscapes, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20267 Aug
Prior notification for upgrading an existing woodland track to provide a durable and clearly defined route…
PendingApplication26/503015/AGRIC - 20265 Jun
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2 (site development scheme), 3 (ecology enhancement), 4 (soft…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/502152/SUB - 202613 Mar
Application for a new farm track leading to the existing woodland track (retrospective).
ApprovedFull26/500532/FULL
Source: Mid Kent
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