Within the defined boundaries of the urban area, rural service centres and larger villages development of domestic garden land to create new buildings which meet the following criteria will be permitted provided:

1. The higher density resulting from the development would not result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area;

2. There would be no significant loss of privacy, light or outlook for adjoining properties and/or their curtilages;

3. Access of an appropriate standard can be provided to a suitable highway;

4. There would be no significant increase in unacceptable impact on amenity by noise or disturbance from traffic gaining access to the development;

5. The scale, height, form, appearance and siting of the proposal would fit unobtrusively with the existing building where retained and the character of the street scene;

6. Any loss of biodiversity is to be offset elsewhere in line with policy LPRSP14(A).

For more information, please visit Maidstone’s Local Plan Maidstone Borough Council Local Plan 2021-2038