Johns 5 High Street Marden Kent TN12 9DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/502935/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed building Consent to replace missing window to the ground floor rear dining area on southeast facing elevation with a single glazed painted timber framed casement window to match existing windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: John's Hairdresser, Marsida, and The Old Sweet Shop
List entry 1060658 · The pin is inside its outline · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 19 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.
Show the other 20 with distances
Historic England ↗
Marden 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Marden (Maidstone) built-up area; 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 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
TN12 9DP
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Marden
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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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
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
11 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
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

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