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Lovehurst Meadow Goudhurst Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0EY

26/504004/AGRICAgricultural/Forestry NotificationAwaiting decision
Prior approval
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior notification for erection of a secure tractor and machinery storage building. For its prior approval to: - Siting, design and external appearance.

Received
19 October 2026
Decision due
16 November 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 7 November 2026
Ward
Staplehurst
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Lovehurst Meadow Goudhurst Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0EY. Mid Kent has handled 180 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,127 applications in total for the TN12 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
TN12 0EY
Application type
Agricultural/Forestry Notification
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Staplehurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Gary Mickelborough Rushton Smarden Bell Road Smarden Ashford Kent TN27 8NT

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15288855
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High 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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