18 Brewer Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1RU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the existing building from office (Class E) to a new special needs school (Class F1) with alterations to the existing building and the access arrangements, with landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 5
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- 30 mMethodist ChurchGrade II
- 95 mWall and Railings to South of the Methodist ChurchGrade II
- 96 mThe Old Sessions HouseGrade II
- 107 m108, Week StreetGrade II
- 111 mWall and Main Entrance to Maidstone PrisonGrade II
- 112 mThe Salvation Army HallGrade II
- 112 m38-70, Union StreetGrade II
- 118 mGrove HouseGrade II*
- 143 mTheatre at Maidstone PrisonGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £425,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Maidstone
- Application type
- Full
- Postcode
- ME14 1RU
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- High Street
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 30 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Phase 2 Planning & Development Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15070673
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15070673
- Comments by
- 20 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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