Medway House 81 London Road Maidstone Kent ME16 0DU

25/502966/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 28 November 2025

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed building consent for internal and external works to facilitate conversion of main (2/3-storey) building to 14(no) self-contained flats, including fenestration alterations, installation of air vents, secondary glazing and removal of unauthorised alterations; together with conversion of outbuildings to 2(no) dwellings including fenestration alterations to provide timber joinery and alterations to roof of existing storage building and rearrangement of parking area and associated works (works Started).

Received: 15 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Palace Wood

ReceivedReceived15 Jul
ValidatedValidated15 Jul
Consult.Consultation18 Aug
TargetTarget Date28 Nov
DecidedDecided28 Nov

Decided in 136 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Medway House 81 London Road Maidstone Kent ME16 0DU. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Palace Wood. We hold 799 applications in total for the ME16 postcode area.

68% of heritage 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 0DU
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 14 August 2025
Last date for comments: 18 August 2025
Target decision date: 28 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mrs Joanna Dymowska 1 Blackcap Mews St. Mary's Island Kent ME4 3AG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 136 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 24 July 2025
Advertisement expiry: 14 August 2025
Site notice start: 23 July 2025
Site notice end: 13 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14176154
Documents: 71

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Medway HouseOn this site
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 23/1997Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: 13/2142Register site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2026
27 Jan
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2-(Site Development Scheme) subject to 25/502966/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/500318/SUB
2025
15 Jul
Listed building consent for internal and external works to facilitate conversion of main (2/3-storey)…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/502966/LBC

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Mid Kent

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