Park Farm Christophers Row Lynsted Kent ME9 0JH Data via plota.co.uk

26/503448/PNQCLA - Prior Notification Class Q Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 5no. dwellinghouses and associated operation development. For its prior approval to: Transport and Highways impacts of the development. Noise impacts of the development. Contamination risks on the site. Flooding risks on the site. Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses). Design and external appearance impacts on the building. Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 10:52

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

22 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Swale's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 13 Oct 2026.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

PDF planning statement Planning Statement · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a

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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. 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: 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

Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat 28 m away: Traditional orchard.

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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Prior Notification Class Q
Postcode: ME9 0JH
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 9 Sept 2026
Ward: Teynham And Lynsted
Parish: Lynsted With Kingsdown
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ivy Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides changes of use by day 68.

prediction

Day 4919 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-15209214
Planning Portal ref: PP-15209214
Comments by: 13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

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

Park Farm Christophers Row Lynsted Kent ME9 0JH Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 2

Other documents 1

Site constraints 4

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Important details

Decision outlook

Consultation & key dates