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Swale Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Swale Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
605Searchable applications
500Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 74 approved or refused records
11Refused applications

63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas52 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas22 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

  1. Decided26/502752/FULL

    Erection of a single storey rear and side extensions plus alterations to front porch

    16 Ifield Close Maidstone Kent ME15 8QD

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/502753/PIP

    Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 4 no. dwellings.

    Land Adjacent To Willow Farm Boarley Lane Sandling Kent ME14 3BU

    Received Not published
  3. Awaiting decision26/502754/REM

    Approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale sought) for the erection of 117no. dwellings, together with associated landscaping, open space and other associated infrastructure, pursuant to outline permission 23/504068/OUT (allowed at appeal APP/U2235/W/24/3346817).

    Land East Of Albion Road And North Of Copper Lane Marden Kent TN12 9EG

    Received Not published
  4. Decided26/502755/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 12- (level 1 record of the windows- photographic record of windows in their existing locations, photographs and brief written descripiton, elevations identifying the location and type of each window and a brief description of the windows date form and materials) subject to application 26/501461/FULL

    Harrietsham School New Development Site Known As Hilton Court Ashford Road Harrietsham Kent ME17 1AJ

    Received Not published
  5. Decided26/502756/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 10 (junction of the glazed link/extension), 11 (method statement) and 13 (internal decorationscheme) subject to application 26/500026/LBC.

    The Old Forge Ashford Road Broomfield Kent ME17 1PZ

    Received Not published
  6. Awaiting decision26/502757/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for the external repairs including apply rot treatment to areas where required. Erection of scaffolding/tower. Replace old and rotting wood with new hardwood/marine ply which is water resistant like for like. Replace broken shop front windows, replace vinyl signage in windows at top, paint the shop front in similar colours in a slightly darker red and grey, mastic and seal all edges and corners to make water tight and clean sign and replace missing bulbs in current sign.

    13 High Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1HT

    Received Not published
  7. Awaiting decision26/502758/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 16-(Surface Materials) subject to 22/505560/FULL approved at appeal (APP/U2235/W/24/3339531)

    Land At Newnham Court Way Weavering Kent ME14 5LH

    Received Not published
  8. Decided26/502759/TCA

    Conservation area notification to pollard one multi-stemmed (T1) Ash from 18m to 8m, pollard two (T2, T3) Ash from 18m to 8m

    Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB

    Received Not published
  9. Decided26/502760/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 - Enhancement of ecology, Subject to 26/501004/FULL

    The Marrils Chatham Road Sandling Kent ME14 3AY

    Received Not published
  10. Awaiting decision26/502761/FULL

    Change of use of upper floors to provide 4no. residential units, including retention of the ground floor commercial use, insertion of 2no. new access doors to side, 2no. new access doors to rear, and 2no. new conservation rooflights.

    69 High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW

    Received Not published
  11. Awaiting decision26/502762/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for internal reconfiguration of upper floors to provide 4no. residential units, including retention of the ground floor commercial use, insertion of 2no. new access doors to side, 2no. new access doors to rear, and 2no. new conservation rooflights.

    69 High Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4AW

    Received Not published
  12. Awaiting decision26/502764/FULL

    Demolition of existing timber framed barn and erection of replacement steel framed barn.

    Snowdrop Barn Pitstock Road Rodmersham Kent ME9 0QU

    Received Not published
  13. Awaiting decision26/502765/LDCEX

    Lawful Development Certificate for existing integral garage conversion to habitable room and wet room.

    19 Drake Avenue Minster-On-Sea Kent ME12 3SA

    Received Not published
  14. Decided26/502766/LAWPRO

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for occupation by no more than six residents. No building operations or external alterations are proposed as part of this application.

    97 Oak Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7AY

    Received Not published
  15. Awaiting decision26/502771/FULL

    Demolition of existing curtilage outbuilding and the erection of a new dwelling on the same footprint.

    Land At Hillside Pilgrims Way Harrietsham Kent ME17 1BU

    Received Not published
  16. Awaiting decision26/502772/FULL

    Changes to fenerstration including blocking up of existing windows and doors on north and east elevation, installation of new external fire escape door to front elevations, replacement of existing window and door with a larger patio doors from garden room, new raised deck area and access ramp within the courtyard area. Cutting back of eaves overhang and creation of valley gutter, installation of a roof lantern and 6no. sun pipes.

    Iden Manor Nursing Home Cranbrook Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0ER

    Received Not published
  17. Decided26/502773/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (emission rates), 4 (contamination), 5 (external finishing materials) 6 (hard and soft landscape) subject to application 23/505480/FULL.

    Ash Tree Villa Parsonage Chase Minster-On-Sea Kent ME12 3JX

    Received Not published
  18. Decided26/502775/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 - Boundary Treatment, for planning permission 25/501640/REM.

    Land Behind Pond Farm London Road Newington Kent

    Received Not published
  19. Awaiting decision26/502776/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 18 (Archaeological Specification), subject to 22/500275/OUT (Appeal: APP/V2255/W/23/3318448).

    Land Behind Pond Farm London Road Newington Kent

    Received Not published
  20. Decided26/502778/PNEXT

    Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 5.50 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. B) Has a maximum height of 3.30 metres from the natural ground level. C) Has a height of 3.30 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.

    12 Ashford Road Bearsted Kent ME14 4LP

    Received Not published
  21. Awaiting decision26/502780/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - Landscaping Scheme, Subject to 26/501735/FULL

    Land Within Brewer Street Union Street And Union Street Junction With Week Street Maidstone Kent

    Received Not published
  22. Awaiting decision26/502781/FULL

    Construction of residential development (Class C3); together with associated bicycle parking, refuse and recycling storage, open space and landscaping

    Land North Of Fountain Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 3EE

    Received Not published
  23. Awaiting decision26/502782/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for remedial repairs and reinstatement of historic second floor structure, internal braced walls and party wall linings, including replacement oak bressummers, joists, studwork and lath and plaster finishes (Works started).

    First And Second Floor 6 Gabriels Hill Maidstone Kent ME15 6JG

    Received Not published
  24. Decided26/502783/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4-(enhancement of ecology) subject to 26/501724/FULL

    3 Copper Tree Court Loose Kent ME15 9RW

    Received Not published

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What these statistics cover

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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