97 Oak Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7AY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for occupation by no more than six residents. No building operations or external alterations are proposed as part of this application. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 3
Consultation & comments 7
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 2 November 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £307,500 in August 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2015, 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
- Lawful Development Cert. (Proposed)
- Postcode
- ME9 7AY
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
- Parish
- Upchurch
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days faster than Swale's median of 70 for changes of use. Refused, as 26% of changes of use here are.
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-15094755
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15094755
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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