Court Farm Yelsted Lane Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7UT

25/504795/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 27 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the conversion of barn to residential dwelling, installation of rooflights and Mezzanine. Demolition of existing stables. Erection of close boarded fence and access gate.

Received: 26 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: Boxley Downs

ReceivedReceived26 Nov
ValidatedValidated26 Nov
Consult.Consultation9 Apr
TargetTarget Date27 Apr
DecidedDecided27 Apr

Decided in 152 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Court Farm Yelsted Lane Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7UT. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 152 days, 14 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Boxley Downs. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 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: ME9 7UT
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Stockbury

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 January 2026
Last date for comments: 9 April 2026
Target decision date: 27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mrs Jenna Killeen 40 Woodside Wigmore Gillingham ME8 0PL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 152 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 December 2025
Advertisement expiry: 1 January 2026
Site notice start: 22 December 2025
Site notice end: 12 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14505065
Documents: 53

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2026
28 Apr
Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (archaeology) subject to application 25/504795/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/501626/SUB
2025
26 Nov
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of barn to residential dwelling, installation of rooflights and…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent25/504795/LBC

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Source: Mid Kent

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