Land At Hockers Farm Orchard View Detling Kent ME14 3BF
Proposal
Demolition of existing structures and erection of 25(no) dwellings and associated car ports and parking (with 40% affordable housing onsite), erection of 2-storey building to be used as childrens nursery and associated parking, provision of open space, biodiversity net gain area and landscape buffering, and associated earthworks, with access from Orchard View.
- Received
- 18 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Boxley Downs
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Feb
- Consult.Consultation2 Apr
- TargetTarget Date20 May
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application for demolition at Land At Hockers Farm Orchard View Detling Kent ME14 3BF. Mid Kent has handled 5,203 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 1,515 applications in total for the ME14 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- Ancient woodland: North Honeyhills WoodPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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