MBC Consultation - Heathlands Garden Settlement

Have Your Say on the Heathlands Garden Settlement Draft Supplementary Planning Document (Monday 3 November – Monday 15 December)

Maidstone Borough Council is inviting residents, businesses and stakeholders to take part in the consultation for the:

The consultation will run from Monday 3 November to 23:59 on Monday 15 December 2025, and we welcome your input.

Why we are consulting

The Heathlands Garden Settlement is a strategic site allocated in the Maidstone Local Plan Review 2021–2038 (LPR).

The LPR requires the Council to prepare a Supplementary Planning Document for Heathlands, which will provide guidance for future planning applications on how to apply the Maidstone Local Plan Review Policy LPRSP4(A).

The SPD includes guidance on the allocation for new homes, employment land, a new primary and secondary schools, a new railway station, and supporting infrastructure.

The SPD cannot create new policies or add financial burdens that go beyond the LPR policies.

How to get involved

We invite you to take part in this consultation on the draft SPD and appreciate you taking the time to do this. Your responses will help inform the preparation of a final SPD.

To view the draft SPD and supporting documents, and to submit your comments to the proposed material, please click the following link.

Alternatively, paper copies of the draft Heathlands Garden Settlement SPD and Consultation Statement will be available for inspection at the following inspection points as outlined in the statement of community involvement

If you are unable to submit responses through the consultation platform, written responses may also be sent by email to ldf@maidstone.gov.uk or by post to:

Consultation responses must be received by 23:59 on Monday 15 December 2025.

Heathlands Garden Settlement Drop In Sessions

Residents and businesses are being invited to drop-in sessions for the Heathlands Garden Settlement on Monday 17 November between 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Thursday 20 November 1:30pm to 5:00pm both in The Function Room at the Dog & Bear Hotel in Lenham, ME17 2PG. These sessions are designed as information sessions for people to drop in and stay for as long or as little as they wish; there will be no formal presentation. Comments and feedback should be submitted online or via email or post.

What happens next

Your feedback will help shape the final SPD.
After the consultation period closes, we will:

Once adopted, the SPD will become an important material consideration when determining future planning applications for the Heathlands Garden Settlement.

Further information

For more information, please visit:

For any further enquiries please contact:

Thank you for your time and participation.