Palace Wood planning approval rate
Palace Wood ward in Maidstone has a 92.5% approval rate based on 40 planning decisions. Maidstone overall: 83.6%.
Last updated: August 2026
92.5%
ward approval rate
40
Decisions
37
Approved
3
Refused
83.6%
Maidstone average
Palace Wood is 8.9 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
92.5%
Maidstone overall
83.6%
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Recent decisions in Palace Wood
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey side/rear extension, a · Tue 04 Aug 2026
Erection of an external disabled access lift to existing residential care home. · Fri 31 Jul 2026
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a single storey rear exten · Mon 27 Jul 2026
Erection of a two-storey pitched roof rear extension and basement rear extension · Fri 24 Jul 2026
Garage conversion to habitable room. (Retrospective) · Wed 08 Jul 2026
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