Land South Of Orchard End Maidstone Road Sutton Valence Kent ME17 3LS
Refused on 17 April 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of 25(no) retirement bungalows with associated car ports and parking, hardsurfacing, gardens, and public open space; and vehicle access onto Maidstone Road.
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Headcorn And Sutton Valence
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation16 Mar
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided17 Apr
Decided in 102 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land South Of Orchard End Maidstone Road Sutton Valence Kent ME17 3LS. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 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 140 applications across Headcorn And Sutton Valence. We hold 1,310 applications in total for the ME17 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
- ME17 3LS
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Sutton Valence
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 6 February 2026
- Last date for comments
- 16 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Guy Osborne Chegworth Manor Barn Chegworth Road Harrietsham Maidstone Kent ME17 1DD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 102 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 January 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 5 February 2026
- Site notice start
- 16 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 February 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14513853
- Documents
- 99
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low 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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Source: Mid Kent
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