Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swale Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 2 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2 Preston Park Faversham Kent ME13 8LN
Received Not published8 Dawsons Row, Nailbourne Water Lane Ospringe Kent ME13 8TZ
Received Not publishedLand To South Of Ridham Avenue Swale Way Sittingbourne Kent ME10 2SG
Received Not publishedLand At Former Wood Cottage Nursery Site Maidstone Road Nettlestead Kent ME18 5HJ
Received Not published29 Forstal Cottages Forstal Road Sandling Aylesford Kent ME20 7AH
Received Not publishedBurford Farm Redwall Lane Linton Kent ME17 4BD
Received Not published9 Fairlawn Close Teston Kent ME18 5AX
Received Not publishedBailiffs Cottage Hogbens Hill Selling Kent ME13 9QZ
Received Not publishedUnit 1A Monchelsea Farm Heath Road Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4JD
Received Not publishedThe Grange Honey Lane Otham Kent ME15 8RX
Received Not published3 Staplers Court Maidstone Kent ME14 2XB
Received Not publishedLand At Newnham Court Way Weavering Kent ME14 5LH
Received Not publishedHecton House Friday Street East Sutton Kent ME17 3EA
Received Not publishedOrchard View Park Shingle Barn Lane West Farleigh Kent ME15 0PL
Received Not published2 Upper Chimes Bearsted Kent ME14 4RG
Received Not published33 Stangate Drive Iwade Kent ME9 8UG
Received Not publishedEast Of Albion Rd - Marden Seymour Drive Marden Kent TN12 9EG
Received Not publishedLand At Ufton Court Farm Tunstall Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XF
Received Not publishedOaklea Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HD
Received Not publishedThe Orchard Stilebridge Lane Linton Kent ME17 4DE
Received Not publishedSutton Barn Green Lane Chart Sutton Kent ME17 3ET
Received Not publishedIvyholme High Street Marden Kent TN12 9DR
Received Not publishedThe Dungeons At The Archbishops Palace Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6YE
Received Not publishedLittle Beams Lancet Lane Maidstone Kent ME15 9RX
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Swale Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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