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389 Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8NH

25/500230/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 24 July 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing shop front and change of use from a shop (Use Class E) into a 5no. bedroom HMO (Use Class C4) including alterations to fenestration.

Received
13 February 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Fant And Oakwood
  1. Received13 Feb
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.21 Mar
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided24 Jul

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 389 Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8NH. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Fant And Oakwood. We hold 799 applications in total for the ME16 postcode area.

85% of full applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME16 8NH
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2025
Last date for comments
21 March 2025
Target decision date
24 July 2025
Committee meeting
17 July 2025
Permission expires
24 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Dan Butler 179 Edwin Road Rainham Gillingham Kent ME8 0AH

Planning decision

Statutory period
161 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13692981
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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  1. 2025
    10 Nov

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 5-(Landscaping layout and planting zones) 8-(boundary treatment)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/504605/SUB
  2. 2025
    5 Sep

    Non-material amendment to application 25/500230/FULL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment25/503710/NMAMD
  3. 2025
    13 Feb

    Demolition of existing shop front and change of use from a shop (Use Class E) into a 5no. bedroom HMO (Use…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/500230/FULL

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