Land Rear Of Eastchurch Village Hall Warden Road Eastchurch Kent ME12 4EJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/503151/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Awaiting decision

Proposal

Approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, and scale sought) for the erection of 2no. dwellings, with 2no. garages and associated development, pursuant to . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 29 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
7 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 30 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 425.

The consultation period closed on 28 Oct 2025.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Inside the Eastchurch built-up area; Priority habitat about 32 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Tree preservation order about 29 m away: Woodland adjacent to Homestead, Warden Road, Eastchurch; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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 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
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME12 4EJ
Received
around 29 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Ward
Sheppey East
Parish
Eastchurch
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
SJM Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 425, past the statutory target. 49% of reserved matters in Swale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 425369 days past the 56-day target
27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Swale to go on. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14125678
Planning Portal ref
PP-14125678
Comments by
28 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
7 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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