Land At Chaffes Lane And Oak Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/500254/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 10 - Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan, Subject to APP/ () Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Discharge Conditions approved (SUB) Decision · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF KCC Ecology Consultee Comment · 8 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 4

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Upchurch built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 · 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
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME9 7BB
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Upchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Marrons

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14610815
Planning Portal ref
PP-14610815
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 12 (External Lighting) of planning permissio…
22/500648/SUB
2020 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 2 (external finishing materials) and 6 ( lan…
20/505220/SUB
2020 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Section 73 - Application for Variation of condition 3 (rainwater goods), 4 (window and do…
20/503568/FULL
2020 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 11 (Ecology and Biodiversity Enhancement) Su…
20/503948/SUB
2019 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Demolition of the existing bungalow and 2no. outbuildings, and erection of a replacement…
19/506127/FULL
2019 Approved
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Demolition of the existing bungalow and 2no. outbuildings, and erection of a replacement…
19/506127/FULL
2019 Refused
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuildings, and erection of a new four bedroom deta…
19/500999/FULL
2019 Refused
Starborne Oak Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BB
Demolition of existing bungalow and outbuildings, and erection of a new four bedroom deta…
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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
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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