Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Approved on 11 November 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of the rear extension and the erection of a replacement rear extension, a side and rear terrace and a front porch.
- Received
- 11 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Boughton And Courtenay
- ReceivedReceived11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date24 Oct
- DecidedDecided11 Nov
Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 5 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Staplestreet conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Boughton And Courtenay. We hold 1,018 applications in total for the ME13 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
- ME13 9TX
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Hernhill
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 7 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 24 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mr Paul Richards The Boathouse Riverside Chartham CT4 7JR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 74 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 August 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 September 2025
- Site notice start
- 22 August 2025
- Site notice end
- 12 September 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14222039
- Documents
- 19
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Staplestreet
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20246 Jun
Relocation of existing vehicular entrance to new position.
WithdrawnFull24/502251/FULL - 202320 Jul
Creation of new vehicular access.
RefusedFull23/503330/FULL - 202318 Apr
Creation of new vehicular access and driveway.
WithdrawnFull23/501781/FULL - 202320 Mar
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed creation of new vehicular access and driveway to existing…
WithdrawnLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)23/501353/LAWPRO
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Nearby applications
- Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX24/502251/FULL · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Land Adjacent Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX25/504716/ELEC · OtherApproved0.0 mi
- Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX23/501781/FULL · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Mount Ephraim Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX23/503330/FULL · FullRefused0.0 mi
- Bungalow, Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX23/501353/LAWPRO · OutlineWithdrawn0.0 mi
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- Flat Roof Recovery Co. LtdRooferRoofers0.5 mi
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