Land To The West Of Warren Lane Hartlip Kent ME9 7XD Data via plota.co.uk

26/500662/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

The retention of the existing barn and stables, and the change of use to a mixed-use comprising equestrian and a Gypsy/Traveller site comprising 5 pitches, including 5x mobile homes, 5x touring caravans and 1x dayroom. Hardstanding, rail fencing. (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:55

Application progress

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Received

13 Mar 2026

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Consultation

7 Apr 2026

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Approved

31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 10

Associated applications 2

FullApproved31 Jul 202626/500662/FULLThis application
The retention of the existing barn and stables, and the change of use to a mixed-use comprising equestrian and a Gypsy/Traveller…
Conditions 6 awaiting decision
- ConditionsSubmission of details pursuant to condition 6 - Lighting design for biodiversity2 Nov 202626/504179/SUB

Site constraints 10

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.

Ancient woodland about 7 m away: Warren House Wood

Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

Special area of conservation about 19 m away: Queendown Warren

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.

SSSI about 19 m away: Queendown Warren 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: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Priority habitat about 10 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 31 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 3 November 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 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: Full
Postcode: ME9 7XD
Received: 13 Mar 2026
Validated: 13 Mar 2026
Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish: Hartlip
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 May 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 31 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: WS Planning & Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 70 days slower than Swale's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.

This one140d

Council70d

UK56d

39%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

56decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14718494
Planning Portal ref: PP-14718494
Comments by: 28 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Yaugher Manor Yaugher Lane Hartlip Kent ME9 7XD

Listed Building Consent for conversion of barn and outbuildings to residential dwelling.

17/501099/LBC 10 May 2017

2017 Approved

Yaugher Manor Yaugher Lane Hartlip Kent ME9 7XD

Conversion of barn and outbuildings to residential dwelling.

17/501098/FULL 10 May 2017

Swale

Planning Authority Score

2.3/10

Poor

#263 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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