Everist Court, 63 Station Road, Lyminge, CT18 8HQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1203/FH - Full Planning Permission Under Consultation

Proposal

5 no. residential apartments with associated refuse/cycle store and amenity space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 26 Oct 2026; it is now day 66.

Comments are open until 26 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 73

Consultation & comments 41

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show PDF · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Livio Conte Comment (R) Email · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF G Conte Comment (R) Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Email · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Email · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Lyminge Parish Council Comment Email · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Email · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show PDF · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF Comment from Wendy G Perkins (R) Email · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF J Seymour Comment (R) Document · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF D Dufel Comment (R) Document · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF P Dyer Comment (R) Document · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF D Steam Comment (R) Document · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF B Beckett Comment (R) Document · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Patricia Hall Comment (R) Document · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF Sue Hope Comment (R) Document · 16 Aug 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Email · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Kent Downs National Landscape Comment (R) PDF · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF List of Consultations.pdf PDF · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Environment Agency Response Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Letter.pdf PDF · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lyminge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT18 8HQ
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
North Downs West
Parish
Lyminge
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 98% of new homes in Shepway are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 6618 days to the predicted decision (day 84)
94%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
56decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →

Public comments

64comments received
59 objecting4 neutral1 supporting

92% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026