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The George Inn 44 The Street Newnham Kent ME9 0LW

26/500363/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Listed Building consent for external alterations including replacement of signage with non illuminated and illuminated signs on front and side elevations. Repaint windows to a drop cloth colour (gentle mid grey beige) and doors to a studio green colour.

Received
5 February 2026
Decision due
2 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
East Downs
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated5 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target2 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 31 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (10)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at The George Inn 44 The Street Newnham Kent ME9 0LW. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Doddington and Newnham conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across East 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 0LW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newnham

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 February 2026
Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Last date for comments
31 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mr Colin Ladd 8 Haymakers Lane Ashford Kent TN23 4GN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
12 March 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14663994
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Doddington and Newnham
  • Listed building: Grade II: The George InnOn this site · +4 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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