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Methodist Church Community Centre Brewer Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1RU

25/500322/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 25 July 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from community centre to special needs school. Alterations to the existing main building with new finishes to the front facade and substitution of the roof cladding. Creation of a linked teaching block in place of the existing garage. New gate and access. Amenities and parking.

Received
12 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
High Street
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Aug
  4. Target25 Jul
  5. Decided25 Jul

Decided in 163 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Methodist Church Community Centre Brewer Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1RU. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 163 days, 15 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across High Street. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the ME14 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
ME14 1RU
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2025
Consultation expiry
1 April 2025
Last date for comments
4 August 2025
Target decision date
25 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mrs Emma Walker 270 Avenue West Skyline 120 Great Notley Braintree CM77 7AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
163 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 February 2025
Advertisement expiry
20 March 2025
Site notice start
11 March 2025
Site notice end
1 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13696584
Documents
60

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Maidstone, Holy Trinity ChurchPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Methodist ChurchOn this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Maidstone Holy TrinityPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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