The Cottage High Street Marden Kent TN12 9DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/503342/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent to replace cement render to North, East and West elevations with lime render. Replace felt roofs to two door (North and West elevations) with lead. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
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Approved
27 Oct 2026

Approved on 27 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Cottage
List entry 1344403 · The pin is inside its outline · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 15 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 17 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £499,950 in March 2004. Detached house, freehold.

25 March 2004£499,950New build
22 October 1999£330,000
4 January 1996£188,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area286 m² (3,078 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, 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
TN12 9DP
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Marden
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tim Ellis Conservation Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 70% of listed building works here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
157decided 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

Alt. reference
PP-15192953
Planning Portal ref
PP-15192953
Comments by
20 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
29 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 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

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.