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Ground Floor 90 - 92 King Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1BH

25/503687/PNMAPrior Notification Class MARefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 2 residential flats (Use Class C3). For its prior approval to: Transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access. Contamination risks in relation to the building. Flooding risks in relation to the building. Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development. Where the building is located in a conservation area, and the development involves a change of use of the whole or part of the ground floor, the impact of that change of use on the character or sustainability of the conservation area. The provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses. The impact on intended occupiers of the development of the introduction of residential use in an area the authority considers to be important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution, or a mix of such uses; Where the development involves the loss of services provided by a registered nursery, or a health centre maintained under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Act. The impact on the local provision of the type of services lost Where the development meets the fire risk condition, the fire safety impacts on the intended occupants of the building.

Received
3 September 2025
Decided
29 October 2025 · Prior Approval Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
High Street
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.28 Oct
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Mid Kent83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at Ground Floor 90 - 92 King Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1BH. Mid Kent has handled 1,137 applications of this type and approves 80% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 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 1,515 applications in total for the ME14 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/503687/PNMA
Address
Ground Floor 90 - 92 King Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1BH
Postcode
ME14 1BH
Local Authority
Mid Kent
Application Type
Prior Notification Class MA
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
High Street

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 September 2025
Consultation Expiry
2 October 2025
Target Decision Date
29 October 2025
Date Decided
29 October 2025
Date Validated
3 September 2025
Date Submitted
3 September 2025
Last Date for Comments
28 October 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
11 September 2025
Advertisement Expiry
2 October 2025
Site Notice Start
11 September 2025
Site Notice End
2 October 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14300047
Documents
15
Coordinates
51.273240, 0.528399
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Mid Kent

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 15/507082Register site at or near this address · +1 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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