Hill Top View Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/503578/FULL - Full Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential use for Gypsy/Travellers with 1no plot containing 1no mobile home, 1no tourer, 1no utility room, 1no bin store, along with access, parking, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 9 Dec 2026, from Swale's recent changes of use.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 6

PDF BNG metric excel Biodiversity Report · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Biodiversity Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Survey Cover Sheet Biodiversity Survey/Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Biodiversity Survey/Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HillTopView_BNG_Metric_1 Biodiversity Survey/Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Biodiversity Survey/Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Ancient woodland 4 m away: Hawes/Wardwell Woods
Inside the 15 m buffer standing advice asks for from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Public footpath 5 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat 4 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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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Other new applications on this street

12 Oct 2026Approved

Plots 21 And 22 The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Newington Kent ME9 7ER

Submission of details pursuant to condition 6-(Foul Drainage) subject to 25/5005...

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14 Jul 2026Pending

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3 Jul 2026Pending

Plot 12 Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER

Erection of 2no dayrooms to serve the previously approved 2 no. Gypsy/Traveller ...

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Plots 21 And 22 The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Newington Kent ME9 7ER

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24 Aug 2026Approved

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME9 7ER
Received
around 23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Newington
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
M P Foad Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 35 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides changes of use by day 68.

Day 3533 days to the predicted decision (day 68)
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-15072645
Planning Portal ref
PP-15072645
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (foul sewage), 8 (external lighting), 9 (c…
25/504816/SUB
2025 Approved
The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER
Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 24/504613/FULL.
25/504856/BGP
2025
The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER
Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 24/504613/FULL.
25/504856/BGP
2025
The Pheasantry Wardwell Lane Lower Halstow Kent ME9 7ER
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (foul sewage), 8 (external lighting), 9 (c…
25/504816/SUB
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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