Maidstone Leisure Centre Willow Way Maidstone Kent ME15 7RN Data via plota.co.uk

25/503282/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Installation of 3no. air handling units (AHUs), including erection of a security fenced plant enclosure (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 6 Aug 2025
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Consultation
22 Aug 2025
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Approved
22 Oct 2025

Approved on 22 Oct 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 16 Oct 2025.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application, made retrospectively, was to install three air handling units with a security-fenced enclosure.
  • Permission was granted subject to the conditions set out in the report.
  • Members voted unanimously, 12 to 0, to approve.

Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes, Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 16 October 2025 .

Documents 24

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Registered park or garden 39 m away: Mote Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 13 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area9,122 m² (98,188 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 46)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME15 7RN
Received
around 6 Aug 2025
Validated
6 Aug 2025
Ward
Shepway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Oct 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
22 Oct 2025
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Serco Leisure Operating Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
784decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Maidstone in the last twelve months, from validation. Maidstone decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14195540
Planning Portal ref
PP-14195540
Comments by
12 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
22 Aug 2025
Committee
16 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2025
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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.