Union Street Methodist Church Union Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1ED

26/500304/FULLFullApproved

Approved on 14 July 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of 2no. disabled access ramps to sides and alterations to existing front ramp and stairs, installation of 16no. solar panels on sides of the pitched roof, 3no. exhaust vents to side elevations, and associated equipment.

Received: 19 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Maidstone Borough Council
Ward: High Street

ReceivedReceived19 Feb
ValidatedValidated19 Feb
Consult.Consultation29 Apr
TargetTarget Date14 Jul
DecidedDecided14 Jul

Decided in 145 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Union Street Methodist Church Union Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1ED. Mid Kent has handled 5,216 applications of this type. This one was decided in 145 days, 13 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across High Street. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the ME14 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: ME14 1ED
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 7 April 2026
Last date for comments: 29 April 2026
Target decision date: 14 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: FAO: Mr Jason Lowes One Upper James Street London W1F 9DE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 145 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 26 February 2026
Advertisement expiry: 19 March 2026
Site notice start: 17 March 2026
Site notice end: 7 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14646610
Documents: 25

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Maidstone, Holy Trinity ChurchPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Methodist ChurchOn this site · +1 more
Article 4 direction: Maidstone Holy TrinityPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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