Land At Summer Cottages School Lane Iwade Kent ME9 8QH
Awaiting decision
26/501158/FULL
Description
Continued use of land as Gypsy/Traveller site and the siting of 7 additional Mobile Homes (10 total) (retrospective)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
Land North West Of Kent ME9 8QE
EIA Screening opinion- Solar PV and Battery Storage development.
2019
With conditions
Orchard Farm, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8QH
Section 73 application to vary condition 6 of planning permission SW/18/500195 (to allow…
2018
With conditions
Orchard Farm, School Lane, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8QH
Section 73 application to vary conditions 1 & 6 of planning permission SW/15/502632 (the…
Swale
Planning Authority Score
1.9/10
Poor
#269 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #283 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 73% 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 (93%) 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.
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Swale decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #120 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #135 of 292
32%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #283 of 292
73%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #288 of 292
76%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
24 decided
678
Total decisions
71 refused in 2025