3 Gills Terrace Otterham Quay Lane Upchurch Kent ME8 7UY Data via plota.co.uk

26/503181/FULL - Full Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension, and addition of 1no. window on side elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF KCC Archaeology Consultee Comment · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Upchurch Parish Council Consultee Comment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC PROW Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC PROW Map Consultee Comment · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Ext of Time Request Correspondence · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath 11 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.
Ramsar wetland 43 m away: Medway Estuary & Marshes
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 43 m away: Tower Hill to Cockham Wood SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Upchurch built-up area; Flood defence 43 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 200 year flood); Priority habitat 44 m away: Mudflats; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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 1

Last sold for £255,000 in October 2019. Semi-detached house, freehold.

25 October 2019£255,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2015, 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
ME8 7UY
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Upchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Building Drawings

How this decision compares

Decided in 68 days from validation, 13 days slower than Swale's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
265decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15137875
Planning Portal ref
PP-15137875
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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 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

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.