Which ward in Maidstone has the highest planning approval rate?

Barming Heath And Teston at 100.0% based on 34 decisions.

Which ward in Maidstone has the lowest planning approval rate?

Marden And Yalding at 73.7% based on 281 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Maidstone?

There is a 26.3% 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 26.3% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,538 real decisions·19 wards·Updated June 2026

82.2% approved overall. But 274 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Maidstone shifts your odds by up to 26.3%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 19 wards ranked

#	Ward	Decisions	Approved	Refused	Rate
1	Barming Heath And Teston	34	34	0	100.0%
2	Palace Wood	29	29	0	100.0%
3	Shepway	32	30	2	93.8%
4	Penenden Heath	29	27	2	93.1%
5	Leeds And Langley	69	64	5	92.8%
6	Allington And Bridge	21	19	2	90.5%
7	Coxheath And Farleigh	51	46	5	90.2%
8	Tovil	20	18	2	90.0%
9	Loose And Linton	78	66	12	84.6%
10	Boxley Downs	65	54	11	83.1%
11	Bearsted And Downswood	58	48	10	82.8%
12	Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs	119	98	21	82.4%
13	Fant And Oakwood	39	32	7	82.1%
14	Grove Green And Vinters Park	50	41	9	82.0%
15	Headcorn And Sutton Valence	105	85	20	81.0%
16	Staplehurst	125	100	25	80.0%
17	High Street	193	153	40	79.3%
18	Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton	128	101	27	78.9%
19	Marden And Yalding	281	207	74	73.7%

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What the data tells us

A 26.3% gap separates the best and worst wards. Barming Heath And Teston approves 100.0% of applications while Marden And Yalding approves just 73.7%. 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 1,538 planning decisions in Maidstone, January 2020 to present. 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 →