Planning application
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to condition 8-(Construction Management Plan) subject to 23/504552/FULL
As published by the council, reference 26/503229/SUB
Application record
- Reference
- 26/503229/SUB
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- ME14 2RJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swale register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026.
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26/503230/SUB Awaiting decision
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Submission of detals pursuant to condition 10-(method statement/risk assessment) subject to 23/504552/FULL
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26/503228/SUB Awaiting decision
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Submission of details pursuant to condition 7-(Waste Management Plan) subject to 23/504552/FULL
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26/502926/SUB Awaiting decision
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Submission of details pursuant to condition 17 - Hard Landscaping, Subject to 23/504552/FULL
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26/502476/SUB Awaiting decision
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Submission of details pursuant to condition 28- External Lighting layout - in relation to planning permission 23/504552/FULL.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Swale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Swale's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
Decision due ~21 Aug
Submission of details pursuant to condition 28- External Lighting layout - in relation to planning permission 23/504552/FULL.
Awaiting decision -
Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ
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
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
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
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
Decision due ~16 Oct
Submission of detals pursuant to condition 10-(method statement/risk assessment) subject to 23/504552/FULL
Awaiting decision