Saltwood Cricket Club, Tanners Hill, Hythe Data via plota.co.uk

26/0914/FH - Lawful development Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the erection 2 x chain link fences. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Validated
19 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 230 m away: Saltwood Castle (uninhabited portions); Inside the Hythe built-up area.
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 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
Shepway
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
CT21 5HX
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Saltwood
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Lawful
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 29 days faster than Shepway's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 83% of extensions here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
344decided in the last year

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

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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
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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