Land Adjacent Lime Tree Cottage, Canterbury Road, Selsted Data via plota.co.uk

26/0095/FH - Full Planning Permission Decided

Proposal

Change of use of land and siting of 2 No. purpose built shepherd's huts to be used as holiday lets. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
25 Jun 2026
Received
28 Jun 2026
Decided
18 Aug 2026

Decided on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Documents 29

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Received
28 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
North Downs East
Parish
Swingfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Russell Clark

Public comments

6comments received
5 objecting1 neutral

83% object · above the UK average of 76%

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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 performance
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