Catesby Estates Completes Headcorn Land Sale
Nov 4, 2025
Headcorn Planning Application Submitted
Dec 6, 2022
Moat Farm, Headcorn, Maidstone
Sold For Residential Development
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Successful strategic land promotion in Headcorn, Maidstone
In 2025 we completed the sale of an 18 acre site in the village of Headcorn, Kent, to national housebuilder Barratt Redrow.
Catesby Estates secured planning permission for the 115 home site on behalf of the landowner, St John’s College, part of the University of Cambridge. The development will include 40% affordable housing and public open space.
The site, located at land at Moat Road, Headcorn, was initially refused by the planning committee but was later approved on appeal, with the planning inspector noting that the site had already been allocated for approximately 110 dwellings in the Maidstone Local Plan.
Outline Planning Application Submitted
The original application was withdrawn, due to us needing to respond to technical statutory consultee queries before the determination period of the 31st March 2023.
Promotion Agreement Signed
Catesby Estates has entered into an agreement to promote land at Land at Moat Farm, Headcorn, Kent for residential development.
The greenfield land site is 18 acres, and lies within the administrative area of Maidstone Borough Council.
The National Planning Policy framework (NPPF) is the overarching national planning document which guides development in the country. The latest iteration of the NPPF was published in July 2021. It sets out the national policy which guides Local Planning Authorities on plan-making and decision-taking. Local Authorities are required to have up-to-date Local Plans that make provision for a local housing requirement (based on a standardised methodology).
Maidstone Borough Council's (MDC) emerging Local Plan is currently under examination and sets out that 17,746 new homes are required across the plan period (2022-2038).
The emerging Local Plan Review document allocates land at Moat Farm, off Moat Road in Headcorn for approximately 110 new homes.
David Harper, Area Land Director for Catesby said; “We are pleased to have added to our land promotion portfolio this well located and sustainable site.”
“Headcorn is one of 5 Key Rural Service Centres within the Maidstone District and provides a good range of facilities including employment and shopping.”
We’re actively seeking strategic land sites in West Sussex. With a proven track record and strong success rate, landowners in the county are welcome to contact us.
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Site Specifics
18 Acre Site (7.3 Hectares)
Up to 115 New Homes
Affordable Housing. 40% of the homes proposed will be affordable housing, comprising a mixture of affordable homes for rent and affordable routes to home-ownership (such as shared ownership, First Homes or rent to buy).
Public Open Space. Over 40% of the site will be kept as landscape and open space, particularly along the western and southern edges of the site.
This creates a positive and soft transition between proposed development, the wider countryside to the west and Moat Road to the south. It also provides areas to accommodate new features such as children’s play.
Following feedback received as part of the consultation we made the following changes to our proposals:
10m landscape and ecology corridor along the eastern edge of the site to provide a softer buffer between the rear gardens of neighbouring properties and the proposed site development.
The 10m corridor also supports the retention of existing trees located immediately along the shared site boundary.
Where back to back gardens meet this boundary edge there will be a minimum of 10m distance from the buffer i.e. existing garden boundary + 10m buffer + 10m new garden then development.
No building to be above 2 storeys highBungalows will be included on the site. The exact locations of these will be confirmed as part of any later Reserved Matters (RM) submission.
Successful strategic land promotion in Headcorn, Maidstone
In 2025 we completed the sale of an 18 acre site in the village of Headcorn, Kent, to national housebuilder Barratt Redrow.
Catesby Estates secured planning permission for the 115 home site on behalf of the landowner, St John’s College, part of the University of Cambridge. The development will include 40% affordable housing and public open space.
The site, located at land at Moat Road, Headcorn, was initially refused by the planning committee but was later approved on appeal, with the planning inspector noting that the site had already been allocated for approximately 110 dwellings in the Maidstone Local Plan.
Outline Planning Application Submitted
The original application was withdrawn, due to us needing to respond to technical statutory consultee queries before the determination period of the 31st March 2023.
Promotion Agreement Signed
Catesby Estates has entered into an agreement to promote land at Land at Moat Farm, Headcorn, Kent for residential development.
The greenfield land site is 18 acres, and lies within the administrative area of Maidstone Borough Council.
The National Planning Policy framework (NPPF) is the overarching national planning document which guides development in the country. The latest iteration of the NPPF was published in July 2021. It sets out the national policy which guides Local Planning Authorities on plan-making and decision-taking. Local Authorities are required to have up-to-date Local Plans that make provision for a local housing requirement (based on a standardised methodology).
Maidstone Borough Council's (MDC) emerging Local Plan is currently under examination and sets out that 17,746 new homes are required across the plan period (2022-2038).
The emerging Local Plan Review document allocates land at Moat Farm, off Moat Road in Headcorn for approximately 110 new homes.
David Harper, Area Land Director for Catesby said; “We are pleased to have added to our land promotion portfolio this well located and sustainable site.”
“Headcorn is one of 5 Key Rural Service Centres within the Maidstone District and provides a good range of facilities including employment and shopping.”
We’re actively seeking strategic land sites in West Sussex. With a proven track record and strong success rate, landowners in the county are welcome to contact us.
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