Maidstone Borough Council – Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
Expires 27th April 2025
Why we’re consulting
We recognise the important role HMOs play in providing affordable housing for a wide range of residents, including young professionals, students, and key workers. However, concerns have been raised about the impact they have on local communities. This SPD aims to:
| · improve the quality of HMO accommodation in Maidstone
· minimise potential adverse effects on neighbouring properties · balance the need for family homes with the demand for HMOs · provide a clear and consistent framework for HMO planning applications |
Read the supplementary document here
Further information available here
Kent Police & My Community Voice
Maidstone Town Team have been working towards reducing violence within the Town Centre. As part of this we would like to hear your views. The below link will take you to a short questionnaire which takes no longer than a couple of minutes to fill out. It is completely anonymous and the results will help guide Kent Police in relation to project work.
click here to take the questionnaire
Kent County Council Elections – May 2025
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My Community Voice
My Community Voice is a messaging service that helps Kent and Medway residents, businesses, and community groups to keep in touch with their local policing teams. The service sends updates about your local area directly from the police officers themselves.
My Community Voice is more than just a messaging service; it allows you to reply to the alerts we send you, share information and tell us about the issues affecting you.
We are committed to engaging with communities to increase trust and confidence and to help protect people from harm. Police, partners and the public working together can build resilient and safe communities, and both reduce and prevent crime.
You will be able to play an active part in police appeals as well as keeping updated in what is happening in your local area.
To sign up for alerts please click here
My Community Voice
Our current 5-Year Strategy comes to an end in December 2025 and we are in the process of developing a new strategy.
We are really interested in your thoughts, views and opinions about Neighbourhood Watch and what you think the movement should focus on over the next 5 years. The survey should take about 10 minutes and will give us a good insight into what you think and want.
By analysing the survey results we will be able to hold more in depth and detailed workshops and consultation events with stakeholders develop a new strategy that is ambitious, relevant and reflective of the views of supporters, members, volunteer, the public and other stakeholders. Please complete the survey so we can hear your voice and views.