Little Oyster Residential Home Seaside Avenue Minster-on-sea Kent ME12 2NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/502872/FULL - Full Refused

Proposal

Change of use of 3 buildings and land from part of care home (use class C2) to 8no. residential use dwellings/flats (class C3) with extended access drive and drop kerb, 8 no. parking spaces and internal and external alterations with associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
19 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Minster (Swale) built-up area; Priority habitat 43 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.
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 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
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME12 2NJ
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Minster Cliffs
Parish
Minster-On-Sea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Prime Folio

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 12 days faster than Swale's median of 68 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% of changes of use here are.

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-14774617
Planning Portal ref
PP-14774617
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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