Land At Lady Dane Farm Love Lane Faversham Kent ME13 8YN Data via plota.co.uk

26/501327/NMAMD - Non Material Amendments Approved

Proposal

Non Material Amendment to : Hybrid Planning Application consisting of a: Full planning application for 84no. residential dwellings, 3no. commercial units for Class E uses, access off Love Lane, and site infrastructure. Outline Planning Application (with all matters reserved) for 70no. residential dwellings, enterprise land development (including Class E uses), a Day Nursery and a Care Home, together with open space, sports provision, and associated works. - to alter the location of the proposed plant solution and ATM in a non-material way to amend the previous plans. There will be no change to the permitted uses within the development as a result of this application. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Apr 2026
Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Jul 2026

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Non Material Amendments
Postcode
ME13 8YN
Received
8 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ROK Planning

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14826102
Env. assessment
No
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