Kingshill Farmhouse Kingshill Farm Track Minster-on-sea Sheerness Kent ME12 4RW

Awaiting decision 26/501841/SUB
Council
Date received
14 May 2026
Date validated
14 May 2026
Postcode
ME12 4RW

Description

Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (samples of materials), Condition 6 (manufacturers brochure and specification details of glazed door and window), Condition 7 (construction details -(i) part vertical and plan sections of timber fins and timber slats, (ii) part vertical or plan sections of timber screen, (iii) manufactures brochure and specification details of rooflight, (iv) vertical section of junction of the new building , (v) pert vertical section of roof construction, (vi) part vertical section of junction of the wall and roof planes), Condition 16 ( biodiversity enhancements) and Condition 17 ( lighting design strategy - a) bats and b) how and where external lighting will be installed) subject to application 24/505038/FULL.

Swale
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#260 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #273 out of 282. The council extends the time limit on 73% 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 (93%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Swale decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #118 of 282
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #131 of 282
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #273 of 282
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #278 of 282
76%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
24 decided
678
Total decisions
71 refused in 2025