The Grange Ashford Road Lenham Kent ME17 2DA
Approved on 19 March 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of new detached self-build dwelling following demolition of existing property and associated hard and soft landscaping.
- Received
- 22 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
- ReceivedReceived22 Jan
- ValidatedValidated22 Jan
- Consult.Consultation18 Mar
- TargetTarget Date19 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Grange Ashford Road Lenham Kent ME17 2DA. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 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 122 applications across Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs. 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 2DA
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lenham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 18 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 18 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO Mr Simon McKay Unit 4, The Old Granary Strettit Farm Snoll Hatch Road East Peckham TN12 5EE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 25 February 2026
- Site notice end
- 18 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14638592
- Documents
- 26
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1976Part of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Associated applications
- 202620 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 - Materials, 4 Ecological Enhancement, 5 - Landscaping, 7…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/504055/SUB - 202622 Jan
Erection of new detached self-build dwelling following demolition of existing property and associated hard…
This applicationApprovedFull26/500245/FULL
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