Harrietsham School New Development Site Known As Hilton Court Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ

26/501461/FULLFullAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow replacement windows to school building) pursuant to 22/501407/FULL for - Change of use of existing school to provide 2no. 3 bedroom dwellings, including erection of a single storey rear extension and insertion of rooflights and a dormer. Erection of a detached 4 bedroom dwelling with double garage, widening of existing vehicle entrance to Church Road, and new landscaped access roads, gardens and perimeter walls.

Received: 1 May 2026
Decision due: 2 July 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs

ReceivedReceived1 May
ValidatedValidated1 May
Consult.Consultation23 Jun
TargetTarget Date2 Jul
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Harrietsham School New Development Site Known As Hilton Court Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs. We hold 1,307 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 1AJ
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 1 May 2026
Consultation expiry: 23 June 2026
Last date for comments: 23 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr Frank Knight 1 Forde Avenue Bromley BR1 3EU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 62 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 2 June 2026
Site notice end: 23 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14853546
Documents: 8

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: 5001/2021/TPOPart of the site · +2 more
Brownfield land register: 12/2 140Register site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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2025
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Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (external materials), 5 (landscaping), 6 (bin and cycle…
RefusedDischarge of conditions25/501351/SUB
2023
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Non Material Amendment to 22/501407/FULL
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2022
12 Apr
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