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26/503565/PNQCLA - Prior Notification Class Q Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 2no. dwelling houses and associated operational development. For its prior approval to: - Transport and Highways impacts of the development. - Noise impacts of the development. - Contamination risks on the site. - Flooding risks on the site. - Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwelling houses). - Design and external appearance impacts on the building. - Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwelling houses. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:00

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Application progress

✓

Received

around 23 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

2 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Swale's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 23 Oct 2026.

Documents 19

Plans & drawings 4

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Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2

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 1. 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.

Public footpath 21 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.

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

Radon affected area, class 2.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 area125 m² (1,345 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B

PropertyDetached bungalow

Built2020

HeatingGround source heat pump, Underfloor heating, pipes in screed above insulation, electric

WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2020, 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: Prior Notification Class Q
Postcode: ME9 7SJ
Received: around 23 Sept 2026
Validated: 23 Sept 2026
Ward: Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish: Newington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides changes of use by day 68.

prediction

Day 3533 days to the predicted decision (day 68)

42%decided within 8 weeks

75%approved

42decided 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-15231138
Planning Portal ref: PP-15231138
Comments by: 23 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage…

25/501085/PNQCLA 29 Sep 2025

2025 Refused

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage…

25/501085/PNQCLA 29 Sep 2025

2024 Withdrawn

Section 73 - Application for removal of condition 8 (to enable family members to reside f…

24/504732/FULL 3 Mar 2025

2024 Withdrawn

Section 73 - Application for removal of condition 8 (to enable family members to reside f…

24/504732/FULL 3 Mar 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

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.