Land North of Cockreed Lane, New Romney Data via plota.co.uk

26/1476/FH - Outline planning consent - some matters reserved Under Consultation

Proposal

Outline planning application for up to 110no dwellings including public open space, landscaping and associated works, with all matters reserved except for means of access into the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Shepway's recent new homes. Comments are open until 12 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 42

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Public footpath about 3 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the New Romney 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
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 September 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 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
Shepway
Application type
Outline planning consent - some matters reserved
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Romney Marsh
Parish
St. Mary in the Marsh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jessica Bache

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 91-day target. Shepway usually decides new homes by day 51.

Day 2071 days to the 91-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
53decided in the last year

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

Public comments

19comments received
19 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Oct 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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