20 Alma Street Sheerness Kent ME12 2AX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for loft conversion including 1no. rear dormer to allow use as a 6no. bedroom HMO (Class C4). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 7
Site constraints 7
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £197,000 in August 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Swale
- Application type
- Full
- Postcode
- ME12 2AX
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sheerness
- Parish
- Sheerness Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 29 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DARA Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 71 days from validation, about the council's usual 68 days. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.
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-15080906
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15080906
- Comments by
- 20 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 30 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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