Mill House Salters Lane Faversham Kent ME13 8ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/502618/FULL Awaiting decision

Proposal

Section 73 - Application for variation of condition 2 (to increase the number of rooms within the House of Multiple Occupations (HMO) from 22 to 23) pursuant to 17/500903/FULL - Change of use from Care Home (Class C2) to House of Multiple Occupation with minor internal alterations involving conversion of existing living area into two additional bedrooms and 3 new shower rooms, removal of existing ramp and paved/planted area to the front of the property to create 2 additional parking spaces, as amended by drawing 110 Rev PO1 received on 19th April 2017. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Important details

Council
Maidstone
Postcode
ME13 8ND
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Target decision
4 Sept 2026

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15002222
Site notice
14 Jul 2026
Press notice
23 Jul 2026
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 performance
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