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Len House Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6XW

26/500882/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for external alterations for the installation of 6no. fascia signs consisting of 3no. internally illuminated signs, 2no. internally halo illuminated signs and replacement of Len House lettering non illuminated signage on west elevation.

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
High Street
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at Len House Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6XW. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 102 applications across High Street. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
ME15 6XW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026
Consultation expiry
9 April 2026
Last date for comments
9 April 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO. Mr Ivan Carless 2A Carrakeel Drive Londonderry BT47 6UQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
9 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14763882
Documents
22

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Maidstone, Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rootes MaidstoneOn this site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 16/507464Register site at or near this address · +3 more
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, 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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