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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63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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. Awaiting decision26/502862/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (archaeology watching brief), 4 (arboricultural method statement) and 5 (tree protection), subject to 25/503992/FULL.

    Iden Manor Nursing Home Cranbrook Road Staplehurst Kent TN12 0ER

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/502863/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 (Community Use Agreement), related to planning permission 25/502815/FULL.

    New Line Learning Academy Boughton Lane Maidstone Kent ME15 9QL

    Received Not published
  3. Decided26/502865/TPOA

    TPO application: Reduce one Silver Birch (T1) on north side by 2 metres, from 3 metres to 1 metre (back to boundary), to prevent damage to property. Reduce mixed broadleaves (B3) on east side by 2 metres, from 3 metres to 1 metre, to prevent damage to property, subject to TPO No. 9 of 2006.

    Peter Pease Close Kingswood Kent ME17 3BZ

    Received Not published
  4. Awaiting decision26/502866/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 5 (landscaping) subject to application 26/501489/FULL.

    62 Madginford Road Bearsted Kent ME15 8JS

    Received Not published
  5. Awaiting decision26/502868/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 (external materials), 8 (external lighting), 9 (foul drainage) and 11 (ecology enhancement) suject to 25/504898/FULL.

    Merrydown Howland Road Marden Kent TN12 9LD

    Received Not published
  6. Awaiting decision26/502871/FULL

    Construction of a self-build, energy efficient, chalet style dwelling.

    Mill Place Farmhouse Symonds Lane Yalding Kent ME18 6HA

    Received Not published
  7. Awaiting decision26/502872/FULL

    Change of use of 3 buildings and land from part of care home (use class C2) to 8no. residential use dwellings/flats (class C3) with extended access drive and drop kerb, 8 no. parking spaces and internal and external alterations with associated landscaping.

    Little Oyster Residential Home Seaside Avenue Minster-on-sea Kent ME12 2NJ

    Received Not published
  8. Awaiting decision26/502873/FULL

    Proposed change of use from laundrette (use class sui generis) to hot food takeaway (use class sui generis), with installation of new extraction system and flue pipe riser at rear, erection of a bin shelter to rear, and alterations to shop front.

    101 East Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4BL

    Received Not published
  9. Decided26/502874/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (hard and soft landscaping), subject to application 26/501659/FULL.

    43 Belgrave Road Halfway Kent ME12 3EE

    Received Not published
  10. Decided26/502876/PNEXT

    Prior notification for a proposed single storey rear extension which: A) Extends by 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling. B) Has a maximum height of 3.4 metres from the natural ground level. C) Has a height of 2.2 metres at the eaves from the natural ground level.

    5 Higham View Sandling Kent ME14 3DG

    Received Not published
  11. Awaiting decision26/502877/FULL

    Demolition of existing plant room and workshop. Erection of proposed garage, workshop, plant room and bin store.

    34 Spot Lane Bearsted Kent ME15 8NX

    Received Not published
  12. Awaiting decision26/502878/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 36, Part A (programme of archaeological field evaluation work), subject to application 26/500027/OUT.

    Land Adjacent To Marshlands Industrial Estate Lower Road Minster-On-Sea Kent ME12 3RT

    Received Not published
  13. Awaiting decision26/502879/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (Construction Ecological Management Plan), subject to application 25/503853/FULL.

    Oaks Cottage Abbots Hill Ospringe Kent ME13 0RR

    Received Not published
  14. Awaiting decision26/502880/EIHYB

    Hybrid application consisting of: Full Planning Application for demolition of all buildings, erection of 2no. warehouse buildings for flexible B2/B8/ E(g)iii use class including ancillary office space and a Campus Hub, creation of a north/south spine road, and associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, drainage, remediation, infrastructure and earthworks. Outline planning permission (all matters reserved) for the erection of flexible B2/B8/ E(g)iii use class buildings including ancillary office space and associated access, servicing, parking, landscaping, drainage, remediation and earthworks.

    Former Marley Works Dickley Lane Lenham Kent ME17 2DE

    Received Not published
  15. Awaiting decision26/502885/FULL

    Erection of a single storey rear extension.

    63 Woolley Road Maidstone Kent ME15 8PZ

    Received Not published
  16. Decided26/502886/COUNTY

    County Matters application: Extension of the temporary planning permission SW/25/503606 (KCC/SW/0120/2025) for the single-storey modular building until 31 March 2027. The current agreement expires on 28 August 2026.

    Village Hall Rodmersham Green Rodmersham Kent ME9 0PS

    Received Not published
  17. Decided26/502887/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 16 (Landscape and Ecology Management and Monitoring Plan) in relation to planning permission 26/501252/FULL.

    Land At Queenborough Road Isle Of Sheppey Kent ME12 3RJ

    Received Not published
  18. Decided26/502888/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 17 (biodiversity enhancement) subject to application 26/501252/FULL.

    Land At Queenborough Road Isle Of Sheppey Kent ME12 3RJ

    Received Not published
  19. Decided26/502889/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 12 - Footway/Cycleway Technical Details, Subject to 26/501252/FULL

    Land At Queenborough Road Isle Of Sheppey Kent ME12 3RJ

    Received Not published
  20. Decided26/502890/TCA

    Conservation Area Notification to fell and remove a self seeded Ash tree

    2 School View Tunstall Road Tunstall Kent ME9 8DX

    Received Not published
  21. Decided26/502891/TCA

    Conservation Area Notification: T2 Hazel, T9 Plum, T10 Plum, T11 Apple, T12 Common Hawthorn - Pruning/crown raising required to obtain 2m clearance, T15 Common lime - Pruning/crown raising required to obtain 2m clearance and removal of epicormic growth, G1 Hazel, Holly and Common Hawthorn - Lateral pruning on eastern side of crown and G2 Hazel, Holly and Common Hawthorn - Lateral pruning on eastern side of crown

    Selling C Of E Primary School The Street Selling Kent ME13 9RQ

    Received Not published
  22. Awaiting decision26/502892/FULL

    Erection of a Summer House to the rear garden. (Part Retrospective)

    7 Faraday Road Penenden Heath Kent ME14 2DB

    Received Not published
  23. Awaiting decision26/502893/FULL

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey pitched roof rear extension and changes to fenestration.

    1 Longridge Villas Thorn Road Marden Kent TN12 9LP

    Received Not published
  24. Awaiting decision26/502894/FULL

    Demolition of existing dwelling, garage and barn. Erection 1no. new dwelling including access, landscaping and associated works.

    South Orchard South Lane Sutton Valence Kent ME17 3BB

    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.

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