Shepway planning approval rate
Shepway ward in Maidstone has a 95.9% approval rate based on 49 planning decisions. Maidstone overall: 81.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.9%
ward approval rate
49
Decisions
47
Approved
2
Refused
81.1%
Maidstone average
Shepway is 14.8 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 Shepway compares
Shepway ward
95.9%
Maidstone overall
81.1%
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Recent decisions in Shepway
Demolition of existing outbuildings and extension, and erection of single storey · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Garage conversion into a habitable space, demolition of existing porch and repla · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Erection of single storey extension to existing church building. · Mon 10 Aug 2026
Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof, and front porch with pi · Fri 31 Jul 2026
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed construction of new outbuilding for · Wed 29 Jul 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%)