7 Marsham Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1EW
Proposal
Change of use of basement and ground floor into a 2no. bedroom apartment from current office use, including internal alterations and installation of railings.
- Received
- 17 July 2025
- Decided
- 28 October 2025 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- High Street
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation21 Aug
- TargetTarget Date28 Oct
- DecidedDecided28 Oct
Decided in 103 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 7 Marsham Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1EW. Mid Kent has handled 5,203 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Mid Kent's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across High Street. We hold 1,515 applications in total for the ME14 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202517 Jul
Change of use of basement and ground floor into a 2no. bedroom apartment from current office use, including…
This applicationApprovedFull25/502994/FULL - 202515 Jul
Listed Building Consent application to convert basement and ground floor into a 2no. bedroom apartment from…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/502974/LBC
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Maidstone, Holy Trinity ChurchPart of the site
- Article 4 direction: Maidstone Holy Trinity
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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