Land At Summer Cottages School Lane Iwade Kent ME9 8QH
Awaiting decision
26/501158/FULL
Description
Continued use of land as Gypsy/Traveller site and the siting of 7 additional Mobile Homes (10 total) (retrospective)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
Land North West Of Kent ME9 8QE
EIA Screening opinion- Solar PV and Battery Storage development.
2019
With conditions
Orchard Farm, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8QH
Section 73 application to vary condition 6 of planning permission SW/18/500195 (to allow…
2018
With conditions
Orchard Farm, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8QH
Section 73 application to vary conditions 1 & 6 of planning permission SW/15/502632 (the…
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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