Romney Hard, Coast Road, Littlestone, TN28 8QZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/1195/FH - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of a detached dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2025
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Validated
7 Jul 2025
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Approved
15 Aug 2025
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Appeal dismissed
28 Oct 2025

Approved on 15 Aug 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 34

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Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Littlestone-on-Sea 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.
Ramsar wetland about 28 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Designation record ↗
SSSI about 28 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Camber to Folkestone about 24 m away; Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Littlestone-on-Sea built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1735 m away: South Brooks Solar Farm, at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area455 m² (4,898 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 14 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN28 8QZ
Received
1 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2025
Ward
New Romney
Parish
New Romney
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2025
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
15 Aug 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 28 Oct 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3371050 ↗
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 13 days faster than Shepway's median of 52 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
263decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2025
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.