Light Industrial Unit (Disused) Land Adjacent To Pebble Court Farm Woodgate Lane Borden Kent ME9 7QB Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Conversion and change of use of existing detached redundant and disused former light industrial workshop into a three bedroom dwelling (C3) including new pitched roof and conversion and change of use of existing adjacent detached redundant and disused former associated office and store (previously hay store) into a home office to be used for the dwelling occupier including part demolition and erection of small single storey side extension (to form garage) to existing commercial workshop and installation of sewage treatment plant and EV charging point (Resubmission of 25/500162/FULL). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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 performance
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