Land Adjacent To Plot 12 Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/502574/FULL - Full Awaiting decision

Proposal

Retrospective application for change of use of the land to residential use for Gypsy/Traveller family containing 1no plot with 1no static, 1no tourer and 1no dayroom and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 10 Nov 2026, 08:33

Application progress

✓

Received

14 Jul 2026

✓

Consultation

22 Jul 2026

Decision

Target date was 8 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 120.

The consultation period closed on 12 Aug 2026.

Documents 11

Site constraints 2

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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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: Full
Postcode: ME9 7ER
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Jul 2026
Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish: Newington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Prideaux Planners

Decision outlook

Day 120, past the statutory target. 70% of changes of use in Swale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Nov 2026.

target

predicted

Day 12064 days past the 56-day target

39%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

56decided 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-15061793
Planning Portal ref: PP-15061793
Comments by: 12 Aug 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (foul sewage), 8 (external lighting), 9 (c…

25/504816/SUB 17 Apr 2026

2025 Approved

The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER

Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 24/504613/FULL.

25/504856/BGP 17 Apr 2026

2025

The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER

Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 24/504613/FULL.

25/504856/BGP 25 Nov 2025

2025

The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER

Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (foul sewage), 8 (external lighting), 9 (c…

25/504816/SUB 25 Nov 2025

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

Land Adjacent To Plot 12 Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 1

Consultation & comments 8

Other documents 1

Site constraints 2

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