Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/503230/SUB - Submission of Details Pending

Proposal

Submission of detals pursuant to condition 10-(method statement/risk assessment) subject to Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Maidstone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME14 2RJ
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Penenden Heath
Parish
Unparished
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160227
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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