Which ward in Maidstone has the highest planning approval rate?

Barming Heath And Teston at 100.0% based on 46 decisions.

Which ward in Maidstone has the lowest planning approval rate?

Marden And Yalding at 74.9% based on 311 decisions.

How much do planning approval rates vary across Maidstone?

There is a 25.1% 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 25.1% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

1,843 real decisions·19 wards·Updated August 2026

83.6% approved overall. But 303 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Maidstone shifts your odds by up to 25.1%. 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	46	46	0	100.0%
2	Shepway	45	43	2	95.6%
3	Allington And Bridge	28	26	2	92.9%
4	Palace Wood	40	37	3	92.5%
5	Leeds And Langley	89	82	7	92.1%
6	Coxheath And Farleigh	63	58	5	92.1%
7	Penenden Heath	41	37	4	90.2%
8	Tovil	26	23	3	88.5%
9	Boxley Downs	88	76	12	86.4%
10	Fant And Oakwood	51	44	7	86.3%
11	Loose And Linton	92	79	13	85.9%
12	Grove Green And Vinters Park	62	53	9	85.5%
13	Headcorn And Sutton Valence	140	119	21	85.0%
14	Bearsted And Downswood	74	62	12	83.8%
15	Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs	153	125	28	81.7%
16	Staplehurst	139	113	26	81.3%
17	Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton	136	108	28	79.4%
18	High Street	204	161	43	78.9%
19	Marden And Yalding	311	233	78	74.9%

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What the data tells us

A 25.1% gap separates the best and worst wards. Barming Heath And Teston approves 100.0% of applications while Marden And Yalding approves just 74.9%. 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 1,843 planning decisions in Maidstone, January 2020 to August 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 →