Land At Wises Lane Borden Kent ME10 1GD Data via plota.co.uk

26/502562/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale sought) for Phases 5 & 6 pursuant to hybrid permission (as amended) for the development of 227 dwellings including affordable housing, together with associated access, parking, landscaping, open space, equipped play and infrastructure. The outline application was an environmental impact assessment application and an environmental statement was submitted to the planning authority at that time. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Sept 2026 and 27 Sept 2026, from Swale's recent new homes. The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 1, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Reading).
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.
Survey report ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sittingbourne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME10 1GD
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Borden And Grove Park
Parish
Borden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 56 of the 91-day target. Swale usually decides new homes by day 59.

Day 5635 days to the 91-day target
47%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15041069
Comments by
20 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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