Gore Farmyard Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/501790/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed change of use and conversion of five agricultural buildings to six residential dwellings following Class Q approval facilitated by a single-storey side extension and external material changes along with associated parking, garden areas, and boundary treatment. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 13 Sept 2026, 19:04

Application progress

✓

Received

12 May 2026

✓

Consultation

20 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 7 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 126. The consultation period closed on 11 Jun 2026.

Documents 16

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 4

Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m.

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: Full
Postcode: ME9 7BE
Received: 12 May 2026
Validated: 12 May 2026
Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish: Upchurch
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ivy Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 126, past the statutory target. 72% of changes of use in Swale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 12670 days past the 56-day target

45%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

31decided 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-14917300
Comments by: 11 Jun 2026
Site or press notice: 20 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 7 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage…

25/503972/PNQCLA 18 Nov 2025

2025 Approved

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage…

25/503972/PNQCLA 18 Nov 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

1 Gore Farm Cottages Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE

Erection of a detached family annex in rear garden.

22/501595/FULL 29 Jun 2022

2018 Approved

The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5, (Joinery details) of applications 17/50142…

18/500585/SUB 22 Aug 2018

2018 Approved

The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE

Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5, (Joinery details) of applications 17/50142…

18/500585/SUB 22 Aug 2018

2017 Approved

The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE

Listed Building Consent for proposed conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room

17/501424/LBC 23 May 2017

2017 Approved

The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE

Proposed conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room

17/501423/FULL 23 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

Gore Farmyard Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 16

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 1

Consultation & comments 8

Other documents 5

Site constraints 3

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