Oaklea Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD Data via plota.co.uk

26/502744/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to residential garden to extend garden of Oaklea. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Swale's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 29 Sept 2026.

Documents 5

Statements & assessments 4

PDF BNG exemption photos Photographs · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG exemption photos Photographs · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG exemption photos Photographs · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Inc Design and Access Planning Statement · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Public footpath 14 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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 2. 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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Oakwood Gate Cottage, Grade II, 61 m away
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat 42 m away: Traditional orchard.
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, 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
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME9 8HD
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
West Downs
Parish
Bredgar
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ivy Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 72% of changes of use in Swale are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086450
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086450
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Bradbourne Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Erection of a single storey rear and side orangery extension.
22/503704/FULL
2022 Approved
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD
Listed Building Consent for demolition of shed, conversion of carport to habitable space…
22/502495/LBC
2022 Approved
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (brickwork sample), 4 (joinery details), 5…
22/502543/SUB
2022 Approved
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Non-material amendment of application 21/503133/FULL: 1 - The addition of a single, glaze…
22/502475/NMAMD
2021 Approved
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Listed building consent for demolition of shed, conversion of carport to habitable space…
21/503134/LBC
2021 Approved
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Demolition of shed. Conversion of carport to habitable space with external alterations. E…
21/503133/FULL
2019 Refused
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Erection of a single storey rear extension together with internal alterations. Conversion…
19/504784/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Listed Building Consent for a single storey rear extension with the removal of existing r…
19/504785/LBC
2019 Refused
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Erection of a single storey rear extension together with internal alterations. Conversion…
19/504784/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
Oakwood Gate Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Listed Building Consent for a single storey rear extension with the removal of existing r…
19/504785/LBC
2019 Approved
Copplestones Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Erection of single storey rear extension and first floor rear dormer extension.
19/501875/FULL
2019 Approved
Copplestones Bexon Lane Bredgar Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HD
Erection of single storey rear extension and first floor rear dormer extension.
19/501875/FULL
2017 Approved
Bradbourne Bexon Lane Bredgar ME9 8HD
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 5-Material subject to 16/504218/FULL
17/500191/SUB
2016 Approved
Bradbourne Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD
Demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage and erection of 3 Bedroom dwelling an…
16/504218/FULL
2016 Approved
Bradbourne Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD
EIA Screening Opinion for demolition of existing dwelling and detached garage and erectio…
16/504468/ENVSCR
2016 Approved
Bradbourne Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD
Demolition of existing outbuildings & erection of new barn outbuilding and associated acc…
16/502081/FULL
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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