These adopted plans make up our development plan for Maidstone
Local plans must be consistent with national policy but the adopted local plan also takes on board local planning issues that are important to Maidstone.
The Maidstone Borough Local Plan provides a framework for development until 2031. It plans for homes, jobs, shopping, leisure and the environment, and plans for infrastructure to support these.
The policies within the plan will be used to make planning decisions.
We formally adopted our adopted Local Plan on 25 October 2017.
Alongside the Maidstone Borough Local Plan is the Local Plan Policies Map. Take a look at the Local Plan Policies Map to search the Local Plan policies that apply in your area.
A guide on how to use the Local Plan Policies Map can be found here.
Please note, we are aware of the spinning discs on the policies map and are working to rectify this. It will not affect the display of the policies map.
*Conservation Area boundaries are subject to revision. For up to date conservation area boundary maps please refer to the Conservation Areas page.
You can purchase a copy of the local plan online.
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We formally approved our Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule on 25 October 2017. It was implemented on Monday 1 October 2018. You can view it on our Community Infrastructure Levy page.
The Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2022 (IDP) accompanies the Maidstone Borough Local Plan. The IDP identifies the infrastructure schemes considered necessary to support the development proposed in the Local Plan and outlines how and when these will be delivered. The IDP is a “living document”, subject to regular review and therefore will build upon the emerging Local Plan Review.
CILEX 10 was added to the Examination Documents tab of this page.
CILEX 09 was added to the Examination Documents tab of this page.
CILEX 08 and CILEX 08A were added to the Examination Documents tab of this page.
CILEX 06 and CILEX 07 were added to the Examination Documents tab of this page. CILEX 07 replaces CILEX 05 the previous agenda for hearing session One on the Hearings tab.
Our response for hearing session One, the hearing statements for hearing session One and a note from the examiner was also added to the Hearings tab.
CILEX 05 was added to the Examination Documents tab of this page. It also replaces the previous agenda CILEX 04 for hearing session One on the Hearings tab.
Examination documents CILEX 01, CILEX 02, CILEX 03 and CILEX 04 were added to the Examination Documents tab of this page.
Submission documents SUB 001, SUB 002, SUB 003, SUB 004, SUB 005 , SUB 006 , SUB 007, SUB 008, SUB 009, SUB 010 and SUB 011 were added to the Submission Documents tab of this page.
CILEX 01: 10 May 2017 - Letter from Programme Officer to all Representors
CILEX 02: 10 May 2017 - Examination Guidance Note
CILEX 03: 10 May 2017 - Examiner's Main Issues and Questions
CILEX 04: 10 May 2017 - Hearings Programme One
CILEX 05: 24 May 2017 - Hearings Programme Two
CILEX 06: 30 May 2017 - Statement of Common Ground Between Maidstone and DHA Planning
CILEX 07: 7 June 2017 - Hearings Programme Three
CILEX 08: 21 June 2017 - Our Note on Differential Residential Rates
CILEX 08A: 21 June 2017 - Peter Brett Associates Technical Note
CILEX 09: 22 June 2017 - Examiners response to CILEX 08 and CILEX 08A
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008 which came into force on 6 April 2010 through the CIL Regulations 2010. It's a tool we can use to help fund new infrastructure to support the development of the borough. Most new development which creates net additional floor space of 100 square metres or more, or creates a new dwelling, is potentially liable for the levy.
Our Draft Charging Schedule was submitted for examination under Regulation 19 of the amended CIL Regulations 2010 on Monday 24 April 2017.
David Spencer BA DIPTP MRTPI from the Planning Inspectorate has been appointed to carry out an independent examination of our Draft Charging Schedule.
Louise St John Howe has been appointed as the Programme Officer.
She's an independent officer of the examination and works on the inspector's behalf, organising and managing the administrative and procedural matters of the examination process.
Any queries about the examination or any correspondence to the inspector should be sent to:
Louise St John HoweYou can also contact her by emailing louise@poservices.co.uk or calling 0778 948 6419.
Our Modifications Statement shows two proposed changes to our Draft Charging Schedule, which reflect changes to the urban boundary from the examination of our Local Plan.
If you'd like to speak at the examination about the modifications proposed in our Modifications Statement, you can email us ldf@maidstone.gov.uk or write to:
Spatial PolicyBy 5pm on 22 May 2017.
Your request should include the modifications you wish to talk about, referring to our Modifications Statement.
| Date | Session/Documents | Time | |||||||||
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| Wednesday 14 June 2017 | Session One
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| Thursday 15 June 2017 | Session R1 | 10am - 1pm |
SUB 001 Maidstone Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Draft Charging Schedule (2016)
SUB 002 Revised Draft Regulation 123 List (2016)
SUB 003 Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2011-2031
SUB 004 Inspector's interim findings on our Local Plan (2016)
SUB 005 Updated Final Schedule of Proposed Changes to our Local Plan (2017)
SUB 006 Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2016)
SUB 007 Revised Plan and CIL Study (2015)
SUB 008 Background Paper (2017)
SUB 009 Draft Instalments Policy (2016)
SUB 010 Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule (2014)
SUB 011 Modifications Statement (2017)
Copies of all of the submission documents are also available for inspection:
| Building | Address | Opening Hours |
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| Maidstone Link | King Street |
Monday - Friday: 9am - 4.30pm Wednesday: 10am - 4.30pm |
| Lenham Library | 11 The Square |
Monday: 1.15pm - 6pm Tuesday: 9am - 1.30pm Thursday: 1.15pm - 6pm Saturday: 10am - 2pm |
| Staplehurst Library |
The Parade High Street Staplehurst TN12 0LA |
Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 9am - 3pm |
| Yalding Library |
Adin Coates House High Street Yalding ME18 6HU |
Monday: 2pm - 5pm Wednesday: 9.30am - 12pm Thursday: 2pm - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 2pm |
We consulted on our Draft Charging Schedule between 5 August and 16 September 2016. This set out the proposed charging rates for development in Maidstone, including the types of development that will have to pay the Levy and where the proposed rates will apply.
We consulted on our May 2016 Draft Regulation 123 List and Instalments Policy at the same time. This led to preparations for the consultation taking account of the comments we received during the 2014 consultation, and the development of our Local Plan and its evidence base.
You can see the consultation documents and the comments received on our Planning Consultation Portal.
We ran a consultation on our Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule between 21 March and 7 May 2014. This set out the proposed charging rates for development in Maidstone, based on our Maidstone Borough Local Plan 2014. You can see the consultation documents and the comments received on our Planning Consultation Portal.
Maidstone Borough Council made a Non-Immediate Article 4 Direction for the Primary Shopping Area on 17th March 2022. This means planning permission will be required for change of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of any land or buildings shown on the maps attached to the Directions after it comes into force.
However, these were not confirmed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and have now lapsed.
Maidstone Borough Council made Non-Immediate Article 4 Directions for a number of individual office buildings on 17th February 2022. This means planning permission will be required for change of use from Class E (commercial, business and service) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of any land or buildings shown on the maps attached to the Directions after they come into force.
However, these were not confirmed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and have now lapsed.
Maidstone Borough Council made Non-Immediate Article 4 Directions on 7th November 2019. This means that planning permission will be required for change of use from Class B1(a) (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of any buildings shown on the maps attached to the Directions. These directions came into force on the 9th November 2020 but will ceased to have effect from 1st August 2022.