26 Fisher Street Maidstone Kent ME14 2SU
Approved on 10 July 2025
Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Prior notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2no. flats (Use Class C3). For its prior approval to: Transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access Contamination risks in relation to the building. Flooding risks in relation to the building. Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development. Where the building is located in a conservation area, and the development involves a change of use of the whole or part of the ground floor, the impact of that change of use on the character or sustainability of the conservation area. The provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses. The impact on intended occupiers of the development of the introduction of residential use in an area the authority considers to be important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution, or a mix of such uses; Where the development involves the loss of services provided by a registered nursery, or a health centre maintained under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Act. The impact on the local provision of the type of services lost. Where the development meets the fire risk condition, the fire safety impacts on the intended occupants of the building.
- Received
- 15 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Penenden Heath
- ReceivedReceived15 May
- ValidatedValidated15 May
- Consult.Consultation1 Jul
- TargetTarget Date10 Jul
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at 26 Fisher Street Maidstone Kent ME14 2SU. Mid Kent has handled 1,141 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Penenden Heath. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the ME14 postcode area.
83% of outline 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 2SU
- Application type
- Prior Notification Class MA
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 May 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 1 July 2025
- Last date for comments
- 1 July 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Leslie Hutchinson 26 Kings Hill Avenue King Hill West Malling ME19 4AE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 10 June 2025
- Site notice end
- 1 July 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14011825
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
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.
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Source: Mid Kent
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