85 Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8JN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a 6 Bedroom 6 Person HMO (Class C4) to an 8 Bedroom 8 Person HMO (Sui Generis), including erection of 3no. timber bin stores and 4no. timber cycle stores. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Nov 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 13 Nov 2025.
Refused
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Two visiting councillors and the applicant addressed the meeting.
- Going against officers' advice, members voted 8 to 5 to refuse, citing the area's already high number of HMOs and added on-street parking.
Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes of 13 Nov 2025.
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 8
Site constraints 3
Show all 4 with distances
- 38 m90 and 92, Tonbridge RoadGrade II
- 38 m82-88, Tonbridge RoadGrade II
- 41 mSunbeam CottageGrade II
- 104 mWarwick HouseGrade II
Checked on 15 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £325,000 in January 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, 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
- ME16 8JN
- Received
- around 17 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Fant And Oakwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- E F Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 126 days from validation, 70 days slower than Maidstone's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.
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-14061497
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14061497
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2025
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 13 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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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