23 new homes at Land To The North Of Lower Road, Teynham
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Swale Planning Committee on 13 Aug 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
Objection and support at the meeting
A parish councillor spoke against the application, while the applicant spoke in support.
“Guy Osborne, the Applicant, spoke in support of the application.”
Minutes
Officers recommended approval
Officers recommended granting planning permission for the development.
“The Chairman moved the officer recommendation to grant planning permission as per the recommendation in the report, and this was seconded by Councillor Brawn.”
Minutes
Members debated highways and infrastructure
Members raised the Lower Road speed limit, the width of the pedestrian route, car dependency and water and wastewater infrastructure.
“Noted that the previous deferral had allowed the applicant to work with officers and Kent County Council (KCC) Highways & Transportation to address matters previously raised by the Committee; • welcomed the provision of additional visitor parking spaces and the proposed improvements to pedestrian access, but questioned whether the changes were substantial enough to overcome previous concerns; • raised concerns about the speed limit on Lower Road and whether the 30 mph…”
Minutes
Officers responded on conditions and water supply
Officers said a landscaping condition could not be added, water supply was regulated separately, and Southern Water had raised no objection.
“In response to questions, the Team Leader advised that a condition could not be imposed on this application requiring landscaping approved under a separate permission to be implemented. The Team Leader also advised that matters relating to water supply were covered by separate statutory regimes and that planning conditions should not duplicate the requirements of other bodies.”
Minutes
Decision
The committee resolved to grant planning permission as recommended in the report.
“Resolved: That application 25/501882/FULL be granted as per the recommendation in the report.”
Minutes
Sources
- Swale Planning Committee minutes, 13 August 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Swale's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Swale Planning Committee
- Council
- Swale
- Date
- Thursday 13 August 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
32 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 1 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.