Unit 3 Panattoni Park Fleet End Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2FD Data via plota.co.uk

26/503773/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Relocation and alterations to waste area facility including addition of a canopy. Installation of new level access doors and relocation of Means of Escape. Installation of new fence, winter module, guard hut, ground-mounted metal ramp, ventilation louvres, smoking shelters, rising arm barriers and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Swale's recent commercial premises.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CIL Form 1 Section 106 / CIL Document · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Priority habitat: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
National infrastructure project 184 m away: Wheelabrator Kemsley Generating Station (K3) and Wheelabrator Kemsley North (WKN) Waste to Energy Facility
The site is 184 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Kemsley Paper Mill (K4) CHP Plant (decided, 198 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special protection area 138 m away: The Swale
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 137 m away: The Swale SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Sittingbourne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Planning Inspectorate 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 area5,619 m² (60,482 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 9)
UseStorage or Distribution
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2025, 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
Full
Postcode
ME10 2FD
Received
around 2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Kemsley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Desiree Coker

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides commercial premises by day 56.

Day 749 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
PP-15238650
Planning Portal ref
PP-15238650
Statutory expiry
27 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Unit 2 & 3 Panattoni Park Barge Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XG
Advertisement consent for installation of 4no. non illuminated building mounted logo sign…
25/502699/ADV
2025 Approved
Unit 2 & 3 Panattoni Park Barge Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2XG
Advertisement consent for installation of 4no. non illuminated building mounted logo sign…
25/502699/ADV
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.