Sweeep Kuusakoski Gas Road Milton Regis Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2QB Data via plota.co.uk

26/503518/COUNTY - County Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Relocation of the existing engineering workshop facilities to an existing building located north of Gas Road; the repurposing of the current workshop building, including an increase in roof height to create a two-storey structure and provide additional internal waste processing capacity; the installation of additional covered waste storage facilities; provision of a new staff welfare area, water storage tank, installation of a gated vehicle barrier underneath the western Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway bridge at the junction between Gas Road and Mill Way, a battery charging facility (retrospective), fencing (retrospective), cycle parking, landscaping, drainage, and associated ancillary works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Nov 2026, from Swale's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sittingbourne built-up area; Flood defence 41 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 20 year flood); Priority habitat 41 m away: Coastal saltmarsh.
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, 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.

Building

Floor area817 m² (8,794 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 83)
UseStorage or Distribution
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, 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
County Matters
Postcode
ME10 2QB
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Milton Regis
Parish
Unparished
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 28 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 2828 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
KCC/SW/0121/2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.