What planning history does Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX have?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in September 2020 (ref. 20/503435/LBC). Across all filings there are 3 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is in council tax band D.

Where is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX located?

Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX sits in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone. It falls within the ME14 postcode district.

Is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX in a safe area?

Police records around Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (383% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

The closest primary school to Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is Sandling Primary School (1.3km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Invicta Grammar School (3.0km).

How well connected is Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX?

The closest bus stop to Watercress Cottage, The Street, ME14 3DX is The Kings Arms, 174m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Watercress Cottage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX

3 planning records

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About Watercress Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Watercress Cottage is a property in Boxley, Maidstone, Maidstone (ME14 3DX). It has council tax band D.

3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

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Energy performance

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watercress Cottage, The Street, Boxley, Maidstone, ME14 3DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Watercress Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

Sept 2020
RenovationHeritage
Outcome in report
Listed Building Consent for insertion of new oak post into existing mortice to replace one previously removed.
Listed
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
20/503435/LBC
Full record in report
May 2020
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Conversion of attached double garage to create additional ground floor living accommodation, including replacement of garage doors with new doors, erection of a new two bay oak cart-shed with log store, and relocation of removed garage doors to existing three bay cart-shed
Documents
22 docs on file
Reference
20/501390/FULL
Full record in report

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in ME14 3DX: £720,000 (2022–2014).

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Area

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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Kings Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Sandling Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for ME14 3DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

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