Land to the west of Dungeness B Nuclear Power Station, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9PX Data via plota.co.uk

25/1388/FH - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of a three storey administration building together with the installation of a bike and motorbike storage shed, external lighting and additional car park. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jul 2025
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Validated
31 Jul 2025
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Approved
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 26 Feb 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 60

Plans & drawings 26

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Associated applications 5

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 267 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 207 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI; National infrastructure project about 259 m away: South Brooks Solar Farm, at pre-application; Inside the Dungeness built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
TN29 9PX
Received
25 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Walland & Denge Marsh
Parish
Lydd
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
26 Feb 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 210 days from validation, 158 days slower than Shepway's median of 52 for full applications. Approved, as 78% of full applications here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
263decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Jan 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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 statistics
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