Sussex House 21 - 25 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6YT
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor premises from E(a) (retail) to E(b) (restaurant) along with the installation of a kitchen extraction system.
- Received
- 26 August 2025
- Decided
- 21 October 2025 · Application Permitted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- High Street
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- ReceivedSubmitted26 Aug
- ValidatedValidated26 Aug
- Consult.Consultation9 Oct
- TargetTarget Date21 Oct
- DecidedDecided21 Oct
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Sussex House 21 - 25 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6YT. 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 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across High Street. We hold 1,439 applications in total for the ME15 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20241 Oct
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Ventilation Strategy), subject to application 23/505762/PNMA
ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/504037/SUB - 202417 Jul
Changes to fenerstration within 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors.
ApprovedFull24/502867/FULL - 202321 Dec
Prior notification for the change of use of first, second and third floors from Commercial, Business and…
ApprovedPrior Notification Class MA23/505762/PNMA
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: PN140037Register site at or near this address · +6 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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 and heritage coasts.
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