Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX Data via plota.co.uk

25/503504/SUB - Submission of Details Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Submission of details pursuant to condition 9- (construction of foundations) 12-(conservation management plan) 17-(enhance biodiversity) Subject to Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 20 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
26 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
20 Apr 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Discharge Conditions approved (SUB) Decision · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF KCC Ecology Response Consultee Comment · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC Ecological Officer Consultee Comment · 21 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Update - Officer & Agent Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 19 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Staplestreet conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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) agrees.
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.
Registered park or garden 19 m away: Mount Ephraim
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Ha-Ha About 50 Metres East of Mount Ephraim, Grade II, 35 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

Building

Floor area72 m² (775 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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
Submission of Details
Postcode
ME13 9TX
Received
around 20 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
Boughton And Courtenay
Parish
Hernhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 20 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003521 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hawkes Architecture

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14266003
Planning Portal ref
PP-14266003
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Landscaping scheme), 10 (Gate details), a…
25/502484/SUB
2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4 (Landscaping scheme), 10 (Gate details), a…
25/502484/SUB
2025 Approved
Land Adjacent Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Installation of a low voltage underground cable from pole 832803 across road and into cus…
25/504716/ELEC
2025 Approved
Land Adjacent Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Installation of a low voltage underground cable from pole 832803 across road and into cus…
25/504716/ELEC
2025 Approved
Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Demolition of the rear extension and the erection of a replacement rear extension, a side…
25/503235/FULL
2025 Approved
Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Demolition of the rear extension and the erection of a replacement rear extension, a side…
25/503235/FULL
2025
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 (external lighting) attached to permission…
25/503768/SUB
2024 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to a…
24/501268/FULL
2024 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to a…
24/501268/FULL
2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 16 (dwelling emission rates) and 19 (constru…
25/500466/SUB
2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 16 (dwelling emission rates) and 19 (constru…
25/500466/SUB
2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Non-material amendment of application 21/503441/FULL to amend the wording of conditions 5…
25/500485/NMAMD
2025 Approved
Walled Garden Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Non-material amendment of application 21/503441/FULL to amend the wording of conditions 5…
25/500485/NMAMD
2024 Withdrawn
Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Relocation of existing vehicular entrance to new position.
24/502251/FULL
2024 Withdrawn
Mount Ephraim, Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TX
Relocation of existing vehicular entrance to new position.
24/502251/FULL
2024 Approved
Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 - Archaeological Evaluation Report, 4 - Bu…
24/501686/SUB
2024 Approved
Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 - Archaeological Evaluation Report, 4 - Bu…
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2023 Refused
Mount Ephraim Bungalow Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Creation of new vehicular access.
23/503330/FULL
2023 Withdrawn
Bungalow Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Creation of new vehicular access and driveway.
23/501781/FULL
2023 Withdrawn
Bungalow, Mount Ephraim Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TX
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed creation of new vehicular access and driveway…
23/501353/LAWPRO
2021 Approved
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.