Land South Of Sutton Road Langley Kent

Awaiting decision 26/502039/NMAMD
Council
Date received
28 May 2026
Date validated
28 May 2026

Description

Non Material Amendment to 21/505797/OUT: Section 73 - Application for removal of condition 24 (Bus only road and bus turning facilities) pursuant to 15/509015/OUT for - Outline application for residential development, together with non-residential uses (including potentially A1 (retail), A3 (sale of food and drink on the premises e.g. restaurant), A4 (public house), D1(a) (medical use), D1(b) (creche/day centre/day nursery), or B1 (office), up to 0.4 ha of land reserved for C2 (residential care), the reservation of 2.1 ha of land for primary education (use class D1), public open space in the form of natural green space, allotments, play facilities and informal open space together with landscaping, parking, footpath and cycle links and the necessary servicing, drainage and the provision of necessary utilities infrastructure, with all matters reserved for future consideration with the exception of access (Amended proposal) - vary the wording of condition 21 to reflect an updated CMS. This updated CMS seeks to alter the proposed construction route which currently runs south through the eastern side of Phase 2 and then west through the middle of Phase 6. The construction route is to be updated ahead of the start of construction on Phase 6 to remove the previously proposed haul route through Phase 6, thereby allowing it to be fully constructed.

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
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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