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Rigshill Farm Rigshill Road Otterden Kent ME13 0JD

26/502402/AGRICAgricultural/Forestry NotificationAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior notification for the erection of a new straw storage shed. For its prior approval to: -Siting, design and external appearance.

Received
17 June 2026
Decision due
15 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Rigshill Farm Rigshill Road Otterden Kent ME13 0JD. Mid Kent has handled 180 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, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 122 applications across Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the ME13 postcode area.

87% of all 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
ME13 0JD
Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Otterden

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Norton HallOn or next to this site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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