The Abbey School London Road Faversham Kent ME13 8RZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/502156/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (to allow for the retention and extension of the existing onsite bund including the reuse of all excavated ground from the car park and pitch works within the site topography), vary condition 15 (to reflect updated lighting details), and variation of conditions 16, 19 and 20 (to reflect the revised landscape strategy and updated Biodiversity Gain Plan and Metric Assessment) of planning permission ref: (Construction of a synthetic turf pitch including spectator area, goal storage, storage container for maintenance equipment, and associated fencing, installation of LED floodlighting, and extension of the existing car park to create 102no. new spaces). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jun 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME13 8RZ
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Labosport Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14983030
Site notice
22 Jul 2026
Press notice
2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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 performance
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