Forge Cottage Lewson Street Road Norton Kent ME9 9JW Data via plota.co.uk

26/503037/FULL - Full Approved
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Installation of two air conditioning condenser units to south and west elevations and associated external fittings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Consultation
22 Sept 2026
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Approved
30 Oct 2026

Approved on 30 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Heritage Conservation Comments Consultee Comment · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF and Design and Access Statement Planning Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Heritage Statement · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF . Environmental Protection Consultee Comment · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Site Notice Planning Notice · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Lewson Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Thatch Cottage, Grade II, 17 m away · 8 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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
Full
Postcode
ME9 9JW
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Teynham And Lynsted
Parish
Norton, Buckland And Stone
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HOMZ UK

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
425decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15141843
Planning Portal ref
PP-15141843
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Thatched Cottage Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JS
Conservation area notification to fell one Spruce (T1), fell one Golden Cypess (T2), and…
25/504082/TCA
2025 Approved
Thatched Cottage Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JS
Conservation area notification to fell one Spruce (T1), fell one Golden Cypess (T2), and…
25/504082/TCA
2023 Approved
The Old Post Office Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Listed Building Consent for insertion of a replacement roof over existing rear extension…
23/504166/LBC
2023 Approved
The Old Post Office Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Insertion of a replacement roof over existing rear extension with 2no. new conservation r…
23/504165/FULL
2023 Withdrawn
The Old Post Office Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Insertion of a replacement roof over existing rear extension with 2no. new conservation r…
23/502017/FULL
2023 Approved
Forge House Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JW
Erection of single storey side extension and replacement of conservatory. Demolition of g…
23/501748/FULL
2023 Approved
1 Clematis Cottages Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Demolition of existing single storey detached garage and lean-to rear extension. Erection…
23/501554/FULL
2023 Approved
1 Clematis Cottages Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Conservation area notification to fell three Conifers.
23/500781/TCA
2021 Approved
2 Clematis Cottages Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Demolition of rear single storey lean to extension & detached single garage. Erection of…
21/503565/FULL
2021 Approved
The Old Post Office Lewson Street Road Norton ME9 9JT
Conservation Area Notification - Lawson Leyland - haven't been maintained. Unable to crea…
21/501893/TCA
2019 Approved
Worlds End Worlds End Lewson Street Norton ME9 9JP
Conservation area notification to reduce one Walnut tree to height of 10m and radial dist…
19/505803/TCA
2019 Approved
Worlds End Worlds End Lewson Street Norton ME9 9JP
Conservation area notification to reduce one Walnut tree to height of 10m and radial dist…
19/505803/TCA
2019 Approved
Owl Cottage Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JS
Conservation area notification to - (T1) 1 x Beech tree - reduce in height from 18 foot t…
19/503355/TCA
2019 Approved
Owl Cottage Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JS
Conservation area notification to - (T1) 1 x Beech tree - reduce in height from 18 foot t…
19/503355/TCA
2019 Approved
Garden House Worlds End Lewson Street Norton ME9 9JW
Conservation area notification to reduce 1no. Deodar in height from 6 metres to 4 metres…
19/502651/TCA
2019 Approved
Garden House Worlds End Lewson Street Norton ME9 9JW
Conservation area notification to reduce 1no. Deodar in height from 6 metres to 4 metres…
19/502651/TCA
2018 Approved
The Bungalow Lewson Street Road Norton ME9 9JT
Conservation Area notification to fell four Conifer trees (T1-T4).
18/500678/TCA
2018 Approved
The Bungalow Lewson Street Road Norton ME9 9JT
Conservation Area notification to fell four Conifer trees (T1-T4).
18/500678/TCA
2017 Approved
2 Clematis Cottages Lewson Street Road Norton Sittingbourne Kent ME9 9JT
Trees in a Conservation Area: To fell 1no. Maple. To fell 1no. Ash.
17/505434/TCA
2016 Approved
2 Bullfinches Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JW
Demolition of existing porch to incorporate a single storey rear extension with a porch a…
16/500320/FULL
2017 Approved
Lion Yard Worlds End Lewson Street Norton ME9 9JS
Trees in Conservation Area Notification - No.1 Oak Tree - Fell.
17/500768/TCA
2016 Approved
Worlds End Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JP
TCA application for - Mixed native species - Hawthorn, Wild Cherry and Beech tree: Reduce…
16/507580/TCA
2016 Approved
1 Bullfinches Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JW
Demolition of existing detached garage/store and construction of a new garage with office…
16/506621/FULL
2024 Approved
Forge House Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JW
Non-material amendment to application 23/501748/FULL: Proposed hip roof on side extension…
24/502032/NMAMD
2024 Approved
Forge House Worlds End Lewson Street Norton Kent ME9 9JW
Non-material amendment to application 23/501748/FULL: Proposed hip roof on side extension…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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