Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

1. 26 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

This application is with Maidstone for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

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Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/502476/SUB Submitted 26 Jun 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~21 Aug

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 28- External Lighting layout - in relation to planning permission 23/504552/FULL.

  Awaiting decision

• 98 Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/502597/NMAMD Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~2 Sep

  Non Material Amendment to 23/504552/FULL: Demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of a mixed-use development comprising 180no. residential dwellings and 1,863.5sqm of commercial floorspace (comprising flexible E Use Classes) comprising Block A (6-7 storeys), Block B (8-9 storeys), Block C & D (7-8 storeys), public realm works (Sandling Road frontage and public piazza), car and cycle parking, landscaping including a public park area, infrastructure (internal roads), earthworks, and ancillary works (sub-stations and generator). - Changes to the extant permission for redevelopment

  Decided Demolition

• Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/502926/SUB Submitted 31 Jul 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~25 Sep

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 17 - Hard Landscaping, Subject to 23/504552/FULL

  Awaiting decision

• 98 Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/502597/NMAMD Submitted 8 Jul 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~2 Sep

  Non Material Amendment to 23/504552/FULL: Demolition of existing buildings and structures and erection of a mixed-use development comprising 180no. residential dwellings and 1,863.5sqm of commercial floorspace (comprising flexible E Use Classes) comprising Block A (6-7 storeys), Block B (8-9 storeys), Block C & D (7-8 storeys), public realm works (Sandling Road frontage and public piazza), car and cycle parking, landscaping including a public park area, infrastructure (internal roads), earthworks, and ancillary works (sub-stations and generator). - Changes to the extant permission for redevelopment

  Awaiting decision Demolition

• Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/503230/SUB Submitted 21 Aug 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~16 Oct

  Submission of detals pursuant to condition 10-(method statement/risk assessment) subject to 23/504552/FULL

  Awaiting decision

• Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

  26/503228/SUB Submitted 21 Aug 2026 0m away

  Decision due ~16 Oct

  Submission of details pursuant to condition 7-(Waste Management Plan) subject to 23/504552/FULL

  Awaiting decision