Which ward in Maidstone has the highest planning approval rate?

Barming Heath And Teston at 100.0% based on 51 decisions.

Which ward in Maidstone has the lowest planning approval rate?

Marden And Yalding at 75.7% based on 333 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Maidstone?

There is a 24.3% gap between Barming Heath And Teston and Marden And Yalding. Your postcode significantly affects outcomes.

Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Maidstone

Planning outcomes in Maidstone are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 24.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

999 real decisions·20 wards·Updated September 2026

81.1% approved overall. But 189 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Maidstone shifts your odds by up to 24.3%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 20 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Barming Heath And Teston	51	51	0	100.0%
2	Park Wood And Mangravet	11	11	0	100.0%
3	Shepway	46	44	2	95.7%
4	Palace Wood	46	43	3	93.5%
5	Allington And Bridge	28	26	2	92.9%
6	Leeds And Langley	103	95	8	92.2%
7	Coxheath And Farleigh	65	59	6	90.8%
8	Tovil	27	24	3	88.9%
9	Penenden Heath	45	40	5	88.9%
10	Boxley Downs	98	86	12	87.8%
11	Loose And Linton	105	92	13	87.6%
12	Grove Green And Vinters Park	70	60	10	85.7%
13	Headcorn And Sutton Valence	157	134	23	85.4%
14	Fant And Oakwood	57	48	9	84.2%
15	Bearsted And Downswood	81	68	13	84.0%
16	Staplehurst	145	119	26	82.1%
17	Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs	166	136	30	81.9%
18	Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton	149	117	32	78.5%
19	High Street	208	163	45	78.4%
20	Marden And Yalding	333	252	81	75.7%

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What the data tells us

A 24.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Barming Heath And Teston approves 100.0% of applications while Marden And Yalding approves just 75.7%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.

High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.

Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 999 planning decisions in Maidstone, January 2020 to September 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Maidstone Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →