31 Hayle Road Maidstone Kent ME15 6PE
Refused on 16 April 2026
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm the established use of No. 31 Hayle Road as a sui generis House in Multiple Occupation (Use not falling within Class C4), lawful by reason of ten years continuous use.
- Received
- 23 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- High Street
- ReceivedReceived23 Dec
- ValidatedValidated23 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date17 Apr
- DecidedDecided16 Apr
Decided in 114 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 31 Hayle Road Maidstone Kent ME15 6PE. Mid Kent has handled 419 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 8 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across High Street. We hold 1,479 applications in total for the ME15 postcode area.
83% of amendment 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
- ME15 6PE
- Application type
- Lawful Development Cert. (Existing)
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 17 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Ms Clare Wright 123 Marlborough Road Gillingham ME7 5HD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 115 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14586071
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: 18/501920Register site at or near this address
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202515 Aug
Change of use of existing 6-person House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) to accommodate 4(no) additional people…
RefusedFull25/503118/FULL - 202525 Jun
Lawful Development Certifcate for proposed 2no. dormer windows, hip-to-gable extension, and rooflights.
ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)25/502617/LAWPRO - 20256 May
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4).
ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)25/501771/LAWPRO
Source: Mid Kent
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