161 London Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1PA Data via plota.co.uk

25/504221/REM - Approval of Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Approval of Reserved Matters with Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale being sought together with Discharge of condition 12 (Parking), Condition 13 (bin storage) and Condition 14 (hard and soft landscaping), pursuant to - Outline Application (access matters sought) for the erection of up to 7 residential units with associated parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Oct 2025
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Consultation
22 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sittingbourne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £351,000 in June 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.

27 June 2023£351,000
17 April 2020£250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 August 2019£185,000
6 November 2015£221,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area76 m² (818 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (6 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Approval of Reserved Matters
Postcode
ME10 1PA
Received
around 14 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Oct 2025
Ward
Borden And Grove Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sanaa Designs

How this decision compares

Decided in 209 days from validation, 117 days slower than Swale's median of 92 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

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-14393528
Planning Portal ref
PP-14393528
Comments by
12 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
22 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Dec 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.