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East Dean Kennels Smarden Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9HP

26/502279/FULLFullAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Retrospective Application for the Change of Use from a Dog Groomers and Ancillary Shop Associated with a Dog Boarding Kennels and Cattery to a Beauty Salon and Hairdressers Use Class E(c)(iii) including changes to fenerstration.

Received
17 June 2026
Decision due
12 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at East Dean Kennels Smarden Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9HP. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 June 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 140 applications across Headcorn And Sutton Valence. We hold 349 applications in total for the TN27 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
TN27 9HP
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Headcorn

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mrs Polly Canning 5 Farmcombe Close Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 5DG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14833331
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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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