Penenden Heath planning approval rate
Penenden Heath ward in Maidstone has a 88.0% approval rate based on 50 planning decisions. Maidstone overall: 81.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
88.0%
ward approval rate
50
Decisions
44
Approved
6
Refused
81.1%
Maidstone average
Penenden Heath is 6.9 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 Penenden Heath compares
Penenden Heath ward
88.0%
Maidstone overall
81.1%
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Recent decisions in Penenden Heath
Change of use of existing dwelling house (C3) into a 5 person HMO and conversion · Thu 24 Sep 2026
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a two storey pitched roof side Ext · Fri 18 Sep 2026
Erection of a single storey rear extension including retention of the existing r · Tue 15 Sep 2026
Replacement single storey side extension to replace existing store with a new st · Wed 09 Sep 2026
Conversion of existing garage, erection of part two storey, part single storey s · Tue 25 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%)