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Grange Moor Hotel Maidstone: 42-Room HMO Plan Refused
Maidstone council has refused the 42-room HMO at the Grange Moor Hotel, citing noise and pressure on services from 66 residents. Six months to appeal.
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Planning
Staplehurst Lodge Road: 81 Homes Win Appeal, None Affordable
An inspector has overturned Maidstone's refusal of 81 homes at Lodge Road, Staplehurst, with no affordable homes on site. Councillors had gone against officers.
Housing
Granville Road, Maidstone: 40 Council Flats Handed Over
Maidstone council has taken 40 affordable-rent flats at Britannia House and Earl's House, Granville Road: 24 one-beds, 16 two-beds, tenants moving in soon.
Planning
Staplehurst Henhurst Farm: Up to 300 Homes on a 60-Home Site
Wates wants up to 300 homes at Henhurst Farm, Staplehurst, where the Local Plan allows about 60 on 2.5 hectares. Access would move to Pinnock Lane.
House Prices
Maidstone House Prices Down £4,057 in a Year to £352,878
Maidstone's average home lost £4,057 in the year to August, the second-biggest fall in Kent after Dartford. Every property type is now down on the year.
Property
Allington Castle For Sale: Guide Price £5m With 42 Acres
Allington Castle, the Grade I medieval castle on the Medway at Maidstone, is on the market with Knight Frank at a guide price of £5 million, with 42 acres.
Planning
Staplehurst 62, Sutton Valence 41 Homes: Committee Says Yes
Maidstone's Planning Committee backed 62 homes at Marden Road, Staplehurst (9-3) and 41 at South Lane, Sutton Valence (8-4). Jewson yard trade units passed 12-0.
Planning
Grange Moor Hotel HMO Plan: Refused After 331 Comments
The Grange Moor Hotel plan for 42 co-living rooms on St Michael's Road was refused on 30 October after 331 comments on file. The scheme and objections in full.
Housing
Maidstone Council Housing: HRA Reopens After 22 Years
Maidstone has a council housing account again, first time since 2004: 56 to 103 homes in it, rents assumed at £148 a week, and how far off 1,000 homes it is.
Housing
Maidstone Council to Vote on Housebuilding Halt Over Water
Councillors vote on Wednesday on asking ministers for a housebuilding moratorium until water firms guarantee supply. Residents can put questions until Monday.
Housing
Maidstone Springfield Library Flats: £37m Deal, £219m Notice
Hill's contract for 103 council flats on Maidstone's Springfield library site was £37.45m in February. A notice filed on 22 September puts stage one at £219m.
Planning
Invicta House Maidstone: Flats Need Permission From 30 Oct
The Article 4 direction on five town centre office sites is signed. From 30 October, turning any into flats needs planning permission. Comments close then.
Planning
Heathlands: Updated 5,000-Home Plans Shown 9 and 10 October
Homes England will show the revised Heathlands masterplan at three drop-ins on 9 and 10 October, then a webinar on 12 October, before the planning bid lands.
House Prices
Maidstone House Prices July 2026: Average Down £256
Maidstone's average home lost £256 in the year to July, one of only two Kent districts to fall. Detached fell 0.4% and flats 2.8%, while semis rose.
Housing
Maidstone Affordable Homes: 43 New Flats Handed to Council
Maidstone Borough Council has taken 43 new affordable-rent flats at Wilberforce House and Len Martin Court. Where they are, what they offer, what comes next.
Maidstone
Maidstone Council Scorecard: 761 Homes, 47% Recycled
The council's own 2025/26 report: 761 new homes against a 1,000 target, recycling at 47.09%, and a 514-day average wait for a one-bed council home.
Housing
Maidstone Council Housing Returns: 56 Homes, 1 October
Maidstone will be a council landlord again from 1 October, 22 years after it handed its housing stock to what is now Golding Homes. It starts with 56 homes.
Planning
Maidstone Article 4 Direction: Five Office Blocks Named
Invicta House and four other town centre blocks would lose the right to become flats without a planning application. Cabinet agreed to proceed on 22 July.
House Prices
Maidstone House Prices: Up Just £424 in a Year to £352,191
Maidstone's average home gained £424 in the year to June, +0.1%. Kent managed 2.1% and England 1.8%. Detached homes and flats both fell in value.