All new housing will be developed at a density that is consistent with achieving good design and does not compromise the distinctive character of the area in which it is situated. Development proposals that fail to make efficient use of land for housing, having regard to the character and location of the area, will be refused permission. Subject to these overriding considerations the following minimum densities are expected in the following locations:

1. At sites within the town centre new residential development will be expected to achieve a net density of 150 dwelling per hectare.

2. Sites within inner urban area (800 metres from the town centre) a net density of 75 dwellings per hectare.

3. Sites within outer urban area (within the urban boundary of Maidstone, but not within the inner urban area) a net density of 35 dwellings per hectare.

4. Sites within identified garden communities will be expected to achieve a net density of 40 dwellings per hectare.

5. At sites within or adjacent to the Rural Service Centres, Larger and Smaller Villages as defined under policies LPRSP1 to LPRSP8 new residential development will be expected to achieve a net density of 30 dwellings per hectare where that is compatible with the individual settings of those sites.

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