197 Boxley Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2TL Data via plota.co.uk

26/502551/FULL - Full Refused

Proposal

Change of use of existing dwelling house (C3) into a 5 person HMO and conversion of lower ground floor into a two bedroom flat with the erection of a part single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
24 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Maidstone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 3

Last sold for £355,000 in January 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

27 January 2026£355,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 April 2000£113,500
16 February 1998£86,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME14 2TL
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Penenden Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
S9DESIGNS

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 18% of changes of use here are.

63%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
90decided in the last year

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-14967329
Comments by
11 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maidstone decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #225 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #175 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #34 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #55 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
136 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,110
Total decisions
181 refused in the year to March 2026

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