23A West Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1AJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification for the change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to 1 bedroom apartment (Use Class C3) For its prior approval to: contamination risks in relation to the building; flooding risks in relation to the building; impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development; the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses; arrangements required for the storage and management of domestic waste. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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
- Prior Notification Class MA
- Postcode
- ME10 1AJ
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Homewood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Decision date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Town & Country Planning Solutions
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 21 days faster than Swale's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.
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-14895363
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14895363
- Comments by
- 29 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 8 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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