Planning application
178 Butchers Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5QE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-material amendment: Change of facade to be half render half bricks, of planning permission 23/03120/FL
As published by the council, reference 26/00282/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00282/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- Mereworth (Mereworth)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME18 5QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in London
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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