Land Rear Of The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF Data via plota.co.uk

25/503749/FULL - Full Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing shed, erection of a detached two bedroom bungalow with the provision of 2no. parking and cycle spaces (self build). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 13 Oct 2025
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Consultation
17 Feb 2026
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted/ Permitted Decision · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Place Services Built Heritage Consultee Comment · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey Justification Note Tree Survey · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proforma for Scheme that are Self-Build or Custom Housing Biodiversity Report · 15 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF . Dunkirk Parish Council Consultee Comment · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Dunkirk Parish Council Parish Comments · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Natural England Consultee Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF Advert in Paper - Sittingbourne News Correspondence · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Gazette Correspondence · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Kent Messenger Correspondence · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Advert in Paper - Sheerness Times Gazette Correspondence · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 13 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Dunkirk Primary School
List entry 1107903 · 1 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 102 m away: A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Dunkirk built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 25 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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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Full
Postcode
ME13 9LF
Received
around 13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Ward
Boughton And Courtenay
Parish
Dunkirk
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Blackrock Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 156 days from validation, 100 days slower than Swale's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
422decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14305969
Planning Portal ref
PP-14305969
Comments by
10 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
17 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
Land Adj To The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 (Materials) Condition 5 (External Joinery)…
20/504267/SUB
2021 Approved
Marisdene London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension to create master bedroom with en-suit…
21/504793/FULL
2020 Refused
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 9 - Hard and soft landscaping subject to 16/…
20/503120/SUB
2019 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 (Materials) Subject to 16/506316/FULL
19/505137/SUB
2019 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 4 (Materials) Subject to 16/506316/FULL
19/505137/SUB
2019 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Amended drawing showing eastern side elev…
19/504495/SUB
2019 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 3 (Amended drawing showing eastern side elev…
19/504495/SUB
2019 Refused
Land Adj To The Old School London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Proposed residential development of 6 no. units with associated parking and external work…
19/501668/FULL
2019 Refused
Land Adj To The Old School London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Proposed residential development of 6 no. units with associated parking and external work…
19/501668/FULL
2018 Withdrawn
Land Adj The Old School London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Proposed residential development of 6no. units with associated parking and external works.
18/503983/FULL
2018 Withdrawn
Land Adj The Old School London Road Dunkirk Faversham Kent ME13 9LF
Proposed residential development of 6no. units with associated parking and external works.
18/503983/FULL
2018 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 18: Ecological Design & Management Strategy (…
18/500472/SUB
2018 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk ME13 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 18: Ecological Design & Management Strategy (…
18/500472/SUB
2016 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Erection of 3 two storey terraced dwellings and 2 two storey semi-detached dwellings with…
16/506316/FULL
2016 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 4: Programme, Condition 5: Joinery & Conditio…
16/506007/SUB
2016 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Submission of Details Pursuant to Condition 3: Landscape under reference SW/14/0416.
16/506003/SUB
2016 Withdrawn
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 - Landscaping of application SW/14/0416.
16/500973/SUB
2016 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Listed Building Consent for change of use of school to dwelling, amendment to approval fo…
16/500540/LBC
2016 Approved
The Old School London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LF
Change of use of school to dwelling, amendment to approval for applications SW/14/0418 &…
16/500539/FULL
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
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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