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Mount Castle Cottage Mount Castle Lane Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2JE

26/500572/LDCEXLawful Development Cert. (Existing)Awaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing conversion of existing attached garage including small boot room extension providing ancillary accommodation built circa 1997.

Received
16 February 2026
Decision due
13 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comment on the council's siteDocuments (16)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Mount Castle Cottage Mount Castle Lane Lenham Heath Kent ME17 2JE. Mid Kent has handled 419 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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.

83% of amendment 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 2JE
Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lenham

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Wool Store Fullers Way Biddenden Ashford Kent TN27 8FQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14673694
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Mount Castle Farm CottageOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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