Invicta House, Ground Floor Pudding Lane Maidstone Kent ME14 1NX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification for the change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E on the ground floor to form a studio flat (Use Class C3). For its prior approval to: Transport impacts of the development, particularly to ensure safe site access - Contamination risks in relation to the building - Flooding risks in relation to the building - Impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development - Where the building is located in a conservation area, and the development involves a change of use of the whole or part of the ground floor, the impact of that change of use on the character or sustainability of the conservation area - The provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses - The impact on intended occupiers of the development of the introduction of residential use in an area the authority considers to be important for general or heavy industry, waste management, storage and distribution, or a mix of such uses; and where the development involves the loss of services provided by a registered nursery, or a health centre maintained under section 2 or 3 of the National Health Service Act -The impact on the local provision of the type of services lost - Where the development meets the fire risk condition, the fire safety impacts on the intended occupants of the building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 82. The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 2
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 3
Show all 32 with distances
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- 59 mThe Unitarian ChurchGrade II
- 60 m45 and 47, Earl StreetGrade II
- 66 m10, 11 and 12 Market BuildingsGrade II
- 70 m42 and 44, Earl StreetGrade II
- 73 mStock brick building in Former Fremlins BreweryGrade II
- 76 mThe Market BuildingsGrade II
- 83 mThe Corpus Christi HallGrade II*
- 84 m36 and 38, Earl StreetGrade II
- 84 mPhoenix ChambersGrade II
- 93 m32 Earl StreetGrade II
- 93 m21 and 23, Earl StreetGrade II
- 98 mThe Market House Public HouseGrade II
- 103 mThe Royal Star HotelGrade II
- 104 mFormer London and County BankGrade II
- 107 mThe ZooGrade II
- 108 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 109 m13, High StreetGrade II
- 112 m12, High StreetGrade II
- 117 mWall Formerly to Corpus Christi Hall Wall Formerly to Corpus Christi Hall Along East Side of FairmeadowGrade II
- 127 m13, 13a and 15, Earl StreetGrade II
- 128 m8 and 9 High StreetGrade II*
- 136 m7, High StreetGrade II
- 137 mThe StagGrade II
- 137 m8 and 9, Middle RowGrade II
- 137 m4 and 5, Middle RowGrade II
- 139 m12 and 13, Middle RowGrade II
- 139 m1, Middle RowGrade II
- 141 m5 and 6, High StreetGrade II
- 144 mThe Town HallGrade II*
- 146 mSunley House (Former Barclays Bank)Grade II
- 147 m31, High StreetGrade II
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
Decision outlook
Day 82, past the statutory target. 86% of changes of use in Maidstone are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.
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-15080380
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 8 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: 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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