Palace Wood planning approval rate
Palace Wood ward in Maidstone has a 93.6% approval rate based on 47 planning decisions. Maidstone overall: 81.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.6%
ward approval rate
47
Decisions
44
Approved
3
Refused
81.1%
Maidstone average
Palace Wood is 12.5 percentage points above the Maidstone average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Palace Wood compares
Palace Wood ward
93.6%
Maidstone overall
81.1%
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Recent decisions in Palace Wood
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single storey rear extension. · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Erection of an outbuilding · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garage alterations to fe · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Replace existing conservatory with extension. Changes to first floor Juliet Balc · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Lawful Development certificate for proposed enlargement of the roof through a hi · Tue 18 Aug 2026
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Other wards in Maidstone
Marden And Yalding (75.9%)
High Street (78.1%)
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs (82.2%)
Headcorn And Sutton Valence (85.3%)
Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton (78.9%)
Staplehurst (82.6%)
Loose And Linton (88.3%)
Leeds And Langley (92.5%)
Boxley Downs (88.5%)
Bearsted And Downswood (84.4%)
Grove Green And Vinters Park (86.8%)
Coxheath And Farleigh (89.6%)