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29 Cherry Orchard Way Maidstone Kent ME16 8TJ

26/501114/PNEXTPrior Notification - ExtensionsApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 5 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Prior notification for A Proposed single-storey rear extension which A) Extends 4.90 meters from rear wall of the original dwelling B) Has a maximum height of 3.10 meters from the natural ground level. C) has a height of 2.80 meters at the eaves from the natural ground level

Received
24 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Fant And Oakwood
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.28 Apr
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided5 May

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 29 Cherry Orchard Way Maidstone Kent ME16 8TJ. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker 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 58 applications across Fant And Oakwood. We hold 799 applications in total for the ME16 postcode area.

83% of outline 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
ME16 8TJ
Application type
Prior Notification - Extensions
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Unparished

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2026
Last date for comments
28 April 2026
Target decision date
5 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/O David Thompson Birches 99A Bouverie Rd West Folkestone CT20 2LB

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14790699
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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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