Dreambark Cottage Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/503179/LAWPRO - Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed) Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate For Proposed Replacement of existing driveway surface with Killyleagh Country Cobble setts with a crushed concreted, membrane and sand subbase Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
13 Oct 2026

Approved on 13 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Approved Lawful Proposed Decision · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF LDC Red Line Plan Decision · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF and Materials Statement Planning Statement · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Aerial Photo Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Driveway Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Cars Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Driveway 2 Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Driveway 3 Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Bredgar conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Brickwall and Railings to Forecourt, Grade II*, 33 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Bredgar built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £717,000 in April 2021. Detached house, freehold.

23 April 2021£717,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area246 m² (2,648 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
Postcode
ME9 8HB
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
West Downs
Parish
Bredgar
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
AKDC Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
265decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15165029
Planning Portal ref
PP-15165029
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Proposed front porch and single storey rear extension, as amended by drawings JO/18/142.0…
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2017 Approved
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Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.