The Old Post Office Church Street Teston Kent ME18 5AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/502794/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for removal of rear steel staircase from first floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
20 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted Listed Building Consent Decision · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report MBC Delegated Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Messenger Planning Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Medway Messenger Planning Notice · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Details Application Details · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Photos Photographs · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: The Post Office Stores and House Attached
List entry 1251050 · The pin is inside its outline · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Teston conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Teston built-up area; Tree preservation order 27 m away: 5008/2021/TPO; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 area174 m² (1,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2012, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME18 5AH
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Barming Heath And Teston
Parish
Teston
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
D.C.Hudson & Partner LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 68% of listed building works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
104decided 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

Comments by
17 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2023 Approved
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TPO Application to reduce and remove branches from one silver birch tree as shown in tree…
23/503471/TPOA
2022 Approved
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Erection of an outbuilding to form log store, shed and greenhouse.
22/505176/FULL
2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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Listed building consent for the renewal of the rear dormer, replacement windows and doors…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.