Land South Of Sutton Road Langley Kent

Awaiting decision 26/501167/OUT
Council
Date received
26 Mar 2026
Date validated
26 Mar 2026
Postcode
ME17 3LZ

Description

Section 73 application for the removal of condition 25 (improvements to the Sutton Road and St Saviours Road junction) pursuant to application 21/505797/OUT - (Section 73 to outline application for residential development, together with non-residential uses (including potentially A1 (retail), A3 (sale of food and drink on the premises e.g. restaurant), A4 (public house), D1(a) (medical use), D1(b) (creche/day centre/day nursery), or B1 (office), up to 0.4 ha of land reserved for C2 (residential care), the reservation of 2.1 ha of land for primary education (use class D1), public open space in the form of natural green space, allotments, play facilities and informal open space together with landscaping, parking, footpath and cycle links and the necessary servicing, drainage and the provision of necessary utilities infrastructure, with all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access.)

Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#66 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Maidstone is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 292. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Maidstone decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #241 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #205 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #26 of 292
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #47 of 292
70%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,125
Total decisions
203 refused in 2025