Planning application
Land At Lenham Heath - Heathlands Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Scoping Opinion - Proposed outline application for residential development of up to 5,000 homes, including employment, mixed use and community floorspace, public open space, outdoor sports provision and structural planting, schools, new railway station, demolition of existing buildings, and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference 26/502146/EIASCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/502146/EIASCO
- Status
- Unknown
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Swale register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/502417/ADJ Decided
Land At Lenham Heath - Heathlands Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent
Adjacent Authority Notification between Maidstone Borough Council and Swale Borough Council Related to 26/502146/EIASCO: Proposed outline application for residential development of up to 5,000 homes, including employment, mixed use and community floorspace, public open space, outdoor sports provision and structural planting, schools, new railway station, demolition of existing buildings, and associated infrastructure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Aug 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Swale took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/502417/ADJ Decided
Land At Lenham Heath - Heathlands Lenham Heath Road Lenham Heath Kent
Adjacent Authority Notification between Maidstone Borough Council and Swale Borough Council Related to 26/502146/EIASCO: Proposed outline application for residential development of up to 5,000 homes, including employment, mixed use and community floorspace, public open space, outdoor sports provision and structural planting, schools, new railway station, demolition of existing buildings, and associated infrastructure.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Swale for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Swale's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Swale's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.