89 - 90 Preston Street Faversham Kent ME13 8NU Data via plota.co.uk

26/500186/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension to existing shop, with 2no roof lights and two new doorway from existing ground floor commercial area into extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Consultation
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
26 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 89 and 90, Preston Street
List entry 1069403 · The pin is inside its outline · 70 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II*, 65 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 ↗
Faversham - Faversham Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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; Inside the Faversham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £200,000 in March 2025. Other property, freehold.

19 March 2025£177,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
19 March 2025£200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale. One of 2 sales recorded that day
21 October 2022£395,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
17 November 2017£250,000Recorded 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 area85 m² (915 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 45)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
ME13 8NU
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Abbey
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
IAN BARBER & ASSOCIATES LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Swale's median of 56 for listed building works. Approved, as 88% of listed building works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14628612
Planning Portal ref
PP-14628612
Comments by
5 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
12 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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.