Maidstone Borough Council Depot Bircholt Road Maidstone Kent ME15 9XY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Provision of permanent Edge protection around the roof solar array with retractable access ladder and a solar plant cage. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Maidstone Planning Committee on 12 Feb 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The application was for permanent edge protection around a roof solar array, with a retractable access ladder and a solar plant cage.
- Permission was granted subject to the conditions in the report, with officers given delegated powers over the detail.
- Members voted unanimously, 12 to 0, to approve.
Source: Plota analysis of Maidstone's committee minutes, Maidstone Planning Committee minutes, 12 February 2026 .
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 9 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2020, 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 9XY
- Received
- around 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Leeds And Langley
- Parish
- Boughton Monchelsea
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Convert Energy Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 86 days from validation, 30 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-14508321
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14508321
- Comments by
- 7 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 12 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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%).
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.
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