Land To South Of Ridham Avenue Swale Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2SG Data via plota.co.uk

26/503783/SUB - Submission of Details Awaiting decision

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 15 - Archaeological field evaluation, Subject to Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Nov 2026.

Associated applications 7

Site constraints 8

National infrastructure project about 101 m away: Kemsley Paper Mill (K4) CHP Plant
The site is about 101 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Wheelabrator Kemsley Generating Station (K3) and Wheelabrator Kemsley North (WKN) Waste to Energy Facility (decided, about 232 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 152 m away: 'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special protection area about 334 m away: The Swale; Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; SSSI about 334 m away: The Swale SSSI; Inside the Sittingbourne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME10 2SG
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Kemsley
Parish
Unparished
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RES

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15265084
Planning Portal ref
PP-15265084
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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