Baltic Wharf And Powerhub St Peters Street Maidstone Kent ME16 0ST Data via plota.co.uk

25/503089/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing sheds and outbuildings and works to facilitate the conversion of the Powerhub building to form 138no residential apartments (Block A), and 3no. commercial units (Class E), including erection of 1no. additional floor and access onto St Peter's Street Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 5 Aug 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
11 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 450.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2025.

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Tilling-Stevens Factory, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Maidstone built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME16 0ST
Received
around 5 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Ward
Allington And Bridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 11 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6000974 ↗
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 450, past the statutory target. 94% of listed building works in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

Day 450359 days past the 91-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
157decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
25/500715/PAMEET
Comments by
4 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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