Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone House King Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6JQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of curtain walling on the ground floor with double glazing, and replacement and upgrading of rooftop plant equipment. Replacement and upgrading of rooftop plant equipment on the link building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 18 Jun 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The committee considered the officer's report and an urgent update report on the application.
- Permission was granted unanimously, with delegated powers given to finalise conditions.
- Two councillors who are also Cabinet Members left the meeting while this council application was discussed.
Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes, Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 18 June 2026 .
Documents 10
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 8
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 86% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14839490
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14839490
- Comments by
- 28 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 18 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 12 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
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Nearby activity
Maidstone is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #34 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
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