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26/0218/FH - Removal/variation of conditions Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission to allow for amended roof height, addition of dormer windows, solar panels, reconfiguration of Units R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 to increase no. of 2-bed units to 15, reconfiguration of the bin store, and addition of a water tank to improve amenity access on the site; and variation of condition 18 (additional windows/openings) of planning permission to allow for insertion of rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Feb 2026
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Committee
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Shepway Planning and Licensing Committee on 16 Jun 2026. Earlier deferred on 19 May 2026.

Approved by 9 votes to 2

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the amendments would not create unacceptable design, heritage, amenity or highway impacts.
  • Thirty-four objections raised concerns including scale, overlooking, loss of light, highway safety and intensification; an agent spoke in support.
  • The committee voted 9 to 2 for approval, with no abstentions, subject to conditions and delegated wording authority.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, consultation responses, officers’ assessment, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Shepway's committee minutes of 16 Jun 2026.

Documents 39

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Ramsar wetland about 41 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
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.
Designation record ↗
SSSI about 40 m away: Rye Harbour 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area about 8 m away: Littlestone-on-Sea
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Littlestone-on-Sea built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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 2

Last sold for £1,650,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

31 March 2025£1,650,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 March 2022£1,300,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Removal/variation of conditions
Postcode
TN28 8RA
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
New Romney
Parish
New Romney
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Apr 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.