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.
Swale
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#269 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #283 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 73% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Swale decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #135 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #283 of 292
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #288 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
24 decided
678
Total decisions
71 refused in 2025