Gore Farm, Gore Farmhouse Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE Data via plota.co.uk

26/503189/FULL - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Repairs to porch, including replacement of frame with oak frame, removal of lattice panels and boarding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 11

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF KCC Archaeological Officer Consultee Comment · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation Consultee Comment · 12 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF . Upchurch Parish Council Consultee Comment · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF . Upchurch Parish Council Consultee Comment · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Photo Planning Notice · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Gazette Planning Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Messenger Planning Notice · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos Photographs · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II* listed: Gore Farmhouse
List entry 1069318 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
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
Public restricted byway 29 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 area321 m² (3,455 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (46 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME9 7BE
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Upchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ivy Planning & Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
265decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15154298
Planning Portal ref
PP-15154298
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
1 Gore Farm Cottages Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE
Erection of a detached family annex in rear garden.
22/501595/FULL
2018 Approved
The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5, (Joinery details) of applications 17/50142…
18/500585/SUB
2018 Approved
The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 5, (Joinery details) of applications 17/50142…
18/500585/SUB
2017 Approved
The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE
Listed Building Consent for proposed conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room
17/501424/LBC
2017 Approved
The Cart Lodge Chaffes Lane Upchurch Sittingbourne Kent ME9 7BE
Proposed conversion of the existing garage to a habitable room
17/501423/FULL
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

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.