Land At Manor Farm Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Pending
26/500678/FULL
Description
Proposed Installation of a Ground Mounted Solar PV Farm with two transformer substation units Ancillary Infrastructure and Equipment, Landscaping and Access from Lees Road.
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion - Installation of a ground mounted solar pv farm plus ancillary inf…
2025
Approved
EIA Screening Opinion - Installation of a ground mounted solar pv farm plus ancillary inf…
2024
Approved
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2 (site development scheme) subject to appli…
2024
Approved
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2 (site development scheme) subject to appli…
2024
Approved
Retrospective application for the change of use of 0.87 hectare (2.15 acres) of agricultu…
2024
Approved
Retrospective application for the change of use of 0.87 hectare (2.15 acres) of agricultu…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
Manor Cottage Manor Farm Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Erection of front porch, removal of damaged orangery pitched roof and insertion of replac…
2021
Refused
Manor Cottage Manor Farm Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Lawful development certificate for proposed extension to side porch, removal of existing…
2020
Approved
Manor Farm House Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) and conditi…
2019
Approved
Manor Farm House Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to B1 use with associated parking (revi…
2019
Approved
Manor Farm House Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to B1 use with associated parking (revi…
2018
Approved
Manor Farm House Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to B1 use with associated parking.
2018
Approved
Manor Farm House Laddingford Maidstone Kent ME18 6BX
Change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to B1 use with associated parking.
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