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78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

Awaiting decision Swale 26/503329/LBC Heritage and listed buildings

Works: Windows or glazing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for works including: Works to rear outbuilding: Removing all existing finishes and fittings to the rear toilet block. Enlarge existing access door to the rear toilet block. Light refurbishment of internal areas. New internal separating wall and partitions. Internal demolitions. External Wall upgrade. Enlarge existing door opening. Alterations to fenestration including like for like replacements. Works to the main building: Installation of Acoustic sound deadening layer to existing floor joists. New electrical and heating system. Remedial works required to address hidden voids present. New internal partitions to provide new bathrooms. To facilitate change of use from office to residential.

As published by the council, reference 26/503329/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/503329/LBC
Category
Heritage and listed buildings
Status
Awaiting decision
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Postcode
ME14 1SJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Swale register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/503328/FULL Awaiting decision

    78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    Change of use from office to residential. Internal alterations to provide 6no. self-contained apartment units. Alterations to fenestrations

    Submitted 28 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Swale took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Swale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swale decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    26/503329/LBC Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~23 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for works including: Works to rear outbuilding: Removing all existing finishes and fittings to the rear toilet block. Enlarge existing access door to the rear toilet block. Light refurbishment of internal areas. New internal separating wall and partitions. Internal demolitions. External Wall upgrade. Enlarge existing door opening. Alterations to fenestration including like for like replacements. Works to the main building: Installation of Acoustic sound deadening layer to existing floor joists. New electrical and heating system. Remedial works required to address hidden voids present. New internal partitions to provide new bathrooms. To facilitate change of use from office to residential.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing

  • 78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    26/503328/FULL Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~23 Oct

    Change of use from office to residential. Internal alterations to provide 6no. self-contained apartment units. Alterations to fenestrations

    Awaiting decision Full applications

  • 77 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    26/503326/FULL Submitted 22 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~17 Nov

    Change of use of first and second floors to two residential flats.

    Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling

  • 77 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    26/503325/LBC Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~23 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for introduction of a new partitions and related adaptations to facilitate conversion to two residential flats

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling

  • 78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    26/503328/FULL Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~23 Oct

    Change of use from office to residential. Internal alterations to provide 6no. self-contained apartment units. Alterations to fenestrations

    Awaiting decision Full applications

  • Len House Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6XW

    26/503809/FULL Submitted 12 Oct 2026 50 yards away

    Decision due ~7 Dec

    Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 1 (to allow changes to approved parking arrangements) and variation of conditions 20 (landscape planting scheme) and 24 (landscape and ecological management plan) pursuant to 23/500773/FULL for - Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow amendments to the design and layout including rebuilding of 2 bays to Palace Avenue, omission of external boardwalk, first floor car park, 9 terraces to second floor and green roof of top roof level) and variation of conditions 3 (programme of archaeological work); 5 (contamination risks); 7 (commercial use of ground floor); 9 (materials); 10 (constructional details); 14 (roof treatments), 16 (EV charging facilities); 17 (hard landscape works); 24 (enhancement of biodiversity); 25 (LEMP); 31 (boardwalk and Mill Street forecourt), 34 (ground floor commercial space), 35 (external plant), 37 (travel plan) and 40 (sustainable surface water drainage scheme) pursuant to 20/501029/FULL (as amended by 23/500477/NMAMD).

    Awaiting decision Full applications

In Swale

  • 26/502140/LBC Decided

    11 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6JX

    Listed Buildings Consent for external repairs: new render, repair/repaint of all timber windows, including replacement of only decayed sections (using matching timber and traditional joints), cleaning and consolidation of stone/brick quoins and banding where required.

    30 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/503236/LBC Decided

    16 Gabriels Hill Maidstone Kent ME15 6JG

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of front elevation windows with single glazed windows(Part Retrospective).

    28 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/504129/LBC Awaiting decision

    Fisher Street Farm Fisher Street Road Sheldwich Kent ME13 0LB

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to a curtilage-listed outbuilding, including the installation of an external pool air source heat pump, insertion of pool plant infrastructure within a modern internal cupboard, installation of a flush conservation rooflight and associated matt black log-burner flue to the north roof slope, and the insertion of a double-glazed screen at DG 2 to the southern elevation

    Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/503342/LBC Decided

    The Cottage High Street Marden Kent TN12 9DP

    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.

    27 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/504103/LBC Awaiting decision

    52 Ospringe Street Faversham Kent ME13 8TN

    Listed Building Consent for installation of optical fibre junction box to front elevation of dwelling.

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