Staplehurst planning approval rate
Staplehurst ward in Maidstone has a 82.6% approval rate based on 149 planning decisions. Maidstone overall: 81.1%.
Last updated: September 2026
82.6%
ward approval rate
149
Decisions
123
Approved
26
Refused
81.1%
Maidstone average
Staplehurst is broadly in line with the Maidstone average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Staplehurst compares
Staplehurst ward
82.6%
Maidstone overall
81.1%
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Recent decisions in Staplehurst
Demolition of an existing polytunnel and erection of a new glasshouse. · Wed 23 Sep 2026
TPO application to fell one (T1) English Oak due to being considered to be respo · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Erection of a garden studio · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Erection of a single storey side extension · Tue 08 Sep 2026
Erection of 6no. semi-detached dwellings (3 pairs) with associated parking and l · Wed 02 Sep 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%)
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%)