40 Valestone Close, Hythe, CT21 5SW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of an outbuilding to be used for dog grooming business. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £315,000 in January 2021. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 5 days slower than Shepway's median of 47 for extensions. Approved, as 83% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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