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55 Playstool Close Newington Kent ME9 7NJ

25/502474/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 27 August 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of existing porch and erection of a two storey side extension.

Received
18 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated18 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target27 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 55 Playstool Close Newington Kent ME9 7NJ. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 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
ME9 7NJ
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Newington

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 June 2025
Last date for comments
14 July 2025
Target decision date
27 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Keith Rogers KCR Design 6 Chada Avenue Gillingham ME7 4BN

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14075569
Documents
10

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

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