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26/504068/PN14J - Notification for prior approval Part 14 Awaiting decision
Solar & renewablesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior notification for the installation of solar PV panels on flat roof of office building. For its prior approval to: -Design and external appearance of the development - The impact of glare on occupiers of neighbouring land. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Dec 2026, from Swale's recent commercial premises.

Documents

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Site constraints 14

13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gillett's Granaries, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 12 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.
Show all 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath about 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Faversham - Faversham Town 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 ↗
Special protection area about 148 m away: The Swale
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument about 103 m away: The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 148 m away: The Swale SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 1706 m away: Cleve Hill Solar Park; Inside the Faversham built-up area; Flood defence about 36 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat about 36 m away: Mudflats; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 27 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Notification for prior approval Part 14
Postcode
ME13 7BS
Received
around 23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Abbey
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Target decision
18 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ABA DESIGNS

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15295964
Planning Portal ref
PP-15295964
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Anchor 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Installation of a lv u/g cable from pole 829285 into a kiosk in the rear garden.
25/501526/ELEC
2025 Approved
The Anchor 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Installation of a lv u/g cable from pole 829285 into a kiosk in the rear garden.
25/501526/ELEC
2024 Approved
18 Waterside Close Faversham Kent ME13 7AU
Installation of a new lift enclosure with pitched roof to ground floor family room projec…
24/504407/FULL
2024 Approved
18 Waterside Close Faversham Kent ME13 7AU
Installation of a new lift enclosure with pitched roof to ground floor family room projec…
24/504407/FULL
2024 Approved
The Anchor Inn 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Garden enhancement works including the erection of new picket fences and gates, new featu…
24/501900/FULL
2024 Approved
The Anchor Inn 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Garden enhancement works including the erection of new picket fences and gates, new featu…
24/501900/FULL
2024 Approved
The Anchor Inn 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Listed Building Consent for Garden enhancement works including the erection of a new pick…
24/502008/LBC
2024 Approved
The Anchor Inn 52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Listed Building Consent for Garden enhancement works including the erection of a new pick…
24/502008/LBC
2024 Approved
2 New Creek Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
24/502314/FULL
2024 Approved
2 New Creek Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BU
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
24/502314/FULL
2024 Approved
4 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification : T1 Silver Birch - Reduce back 20% to previous reduction…
24/500699/TCA
2024 Approved
4 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification : T1 Silver Birch - Reduce back 20% to previous reduction…
24/500699/TCA
2023 Approved
52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Internal and external alterations including the erection of a single storey rear/side ext…
23/505300/FULL
2023 Approved
52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including the erection of a…
23/505301/LBC
2023 Approved
15 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification to pollard one Crab Apple tree to height of 15ft with a 10…
23/505086/TCA
2023 Approved
7 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification to pollard three Crab Apple trees to height of 15ft with a…
23/502935/TCA
2023 Approved
13 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation Area Notification: To pollard one crab apple tree from 15m high reduced to 7…
23/502934/TCA
2023 Approved
11 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification to pollard one Crab Apple tree to height of 15ft with a 10…
23/502888/TCA
2022 Approved
52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Listed Building Consent for removal and rebuilding of chimney above roof level.
22/502295/LBC
2022 Approved
15 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Conservation area notification to fell one Eucalyptus and replace/replant with one Flower…
22/501596/TCA
2017 Approved
3 New Creek Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BU
Proposed single storey garden room extension to rear of existing house.
17/502115/FULL
2017 Approved
7 Abbey Road Faversham Kent ME13 7BL
Erection of garden shed in rear garden
17/500261/FULL
2016 Approved
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2016 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