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Mote Hall Church Lane Bearsted Kent ME14 4EE

26/502538/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 15 September 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent internal and external alterations and repairs including the refurbishment and replacement of windows and external doors to southwest and southeast elevations. Relocation of the bathroom to the northeast side elevation and reconfiguration of the staircase from first to second floor. Opening-up of fireplaces and investigating condition of chimney stack to northeast side elevation. Removal of existing soil vent pipe and associated drainage services along the front elevation. Replacement of boundary fence.

Received
6 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Ward
Bearsted And Downswood
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Mote Hall Church Lane Bearsted Kent ME14 4EE. Mid Kent has handled 639 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 66 applications across Bearsted And Downswood. We hold 1,563 applications in total for the ME14 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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Why it was refused

  1. It has not been demonstrated that the existing dormer windows to the second floor and master bedroom window 1 are beyond repair and to permit the proposal would result in an unjustified loss of historic fabric, evidential value and historic value and harm to the significance of the grade II listed building. The harm would be exacerbated by the use of double glazed units, which would also harm the character, appearance and significance of the listed building. There are no public benefits which would outweigh the harm and the proposal is therefore contrary to policies LPRSP14(B) and LPRENV1 of the Maidstone Local Plan Review (2021-2038) 2024, policies He4 and HE6 of the National Planning Policy Framework, the advice within the Historic England guidance document "Traditional Windows, their care, repair and upgrading" and the IHBC document "Guidance on Alterations to Listed Buildings" (January 2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
ME14 4EE
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bearsted

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2026
Target decision date
31 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mrs Lana Yamak-Laity Kerensa Orchard Drive Weavering Maidstone Kent ME14 5JG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bearsted Village Green and Holy Cross ChurchPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Mote HouseOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Land at Church LandwayPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 19/2003Part of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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.

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

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