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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63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 decision26/502897/FULL

    Section 73 Application for Variation of condition 10 (to allow for the increase of pupils enrolled from 40 to 52) pursuant to application 21/502367/FULL for Change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)) to an independent educational establishment for SEND pupils (Use Class F1).

    60 Bell Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4HE

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/502898/FULL

    Raise ridge to side extension, replacement of rear porch, new chimney stack and alterations to roof to the rear of the property including installation of three dormer windows. (Resubmission of 19/504065/FULL)

    Pigeon Farm Cottage Cold Harbour Lane Bobbing Kent ME9 8NN

    Received Not published
  3. Decided26/502899/TCA

    Conservation area notification: T1. Eucalyptus - Reduce height and radial spread by 2.5m back to previous reduction points. Current height 15m leaving at 12.5m. T2. Yew - Fell. T3. Yew - Trim sides and reduce in height by 2m. Current height 6m leaving at 4m.

    Keites Styles Munns Lane Hartlip Kent ME9 7TA

    Received Not published
  4. Awaiting decision26/502901/LAWPRO

    Lawful Development Certificate for the installation of a metal driveway gate supported on the left by a new masonry pillar and on the right by a new heavy-duty steel post.

    10 Oak Tree Close Eastchurch Kent ME12 4JY

    Received Not published
  5. Awaiting decision26/502903/FULL

    Change of use of the land for open storage for vehicles associated with A2 Tyres and for metal components for VP PLC (Groundforce) along with associated hardsurfacing and the reconfiguration of the access to the A2 Tyres site.

    Land Adjacent To A2 Tyres Detling Aerodrome Estate Bimbury Lane Detling Kent

    Received Not published
  6. Decided26/502905/TPOA

    TPO application: T1115 Sweet Chestnut - Fell to ground level, T0832 Sweet Chestnut - Fell to ground level, T0833 Sweet Chestnut - Remove faulted stems by 5m, T0836 Sweet Chestnut - Coppice, T0844 Sweet Chestnut - Coppice, T0845 Sweet Chestnut - Coppice, T0848 Sweet Chestnut - Coppice, T0850 Ash - Reduce failed limbs/stems by 4m, T0852 Sweet Chestnut - Fell to ground level. Subject to TPO 18 of 1996

    Mangravet Wood Pheasant Lane Maidstone Kent

    Received Not published
  7. Decided26/502908/ADJ

    Adjoining authority consultation from Swale Borough Council to Maidstone Borough Council: Conversion of existing stable block into a self-build residential dwelling with ancillary car parking with electric charging point, cycle space and bin storage facilities, together with ecology enhancements (26/502484/FULL).

    Hartlip Stables Cox Street Hartlip Kent ME9 7UX

    Received Not published
  8. Awaiting decision26/502909/FULL

    Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to allow reduction of roof overhangs to front and rear garage and replacement of hipped dormers with gabled dormers) pursuant to 23/503727/FULL for - Erection of a first floor side extension and part conversion of garage to form utility room and home office.

    Treeleigh House Almshouse Road Throwley Forstal Kent ME13 0PJ

    Received Not published
  9. Awaiting decision26/502910/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 7 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan - HMMP), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 9 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 12 (Ecological Enhancements) and 14 (Water Efficiency Statement), subject to 25/501734/FULL.

    Land To The Rear Of 24A Oak Farm Gardens Headcorn Kent TN27 9TZ

    Received Not published
  10. Awaiting decision26/502911/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (details of external facing materials, rooflight materials and the apex gablet roof) subject to application 26/501792/FULL.

    The Yeomans House Wood Street Tonge Kent ME9 9NX

    Received Not published
  11. Awaiting decision26/502912/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (ecology enhancement scheme), subject to application 26/500360/FULL.

    23 Bonnington Road Maidstone Kent ME14 5QR

    Received Not published
  12. Awaiting decision26/502916/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 17 - Landscaping Scheme and 19 - Management plan, Subject to APP/U2235/W/24/3339531 (22/505560/FULL)

    Kent Medical Campus And Newnham Court Shopping Village Newnham Court Way Weavering Kent ME14 5LH

    Received Not published
  13. Awaiting decision26/502917/FULL

    Erection of single storey side extension to provide an attached garage.

    3 Knowle Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2BA

    Received Not published
  14. Awaiting decision26/502919/FULL

    Change of use of existing ground floor retail unit to residential use associated with the existing dwelling above.

    Hill House Station Hill East Farleigh Kent ME15 0JD

    Received Not published
  15. Decided26/502921/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - Repairs to the timber roof structures of the north and south ranges, Subject to 26/500232/LBC

    Bossenden Farm London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LL

    Received Not published
  16. Awaiting decision26/502923/LDCEX

    Certificate of Lawful development for existing use that the permitted lawful number and density is 60 caravans per hectare in accordance with the caravan site licence.

    Hollybush Farm Oak Lane Minster-On-Sea Kent ME12 3QR

    Received Not published
  17. Awaiting decision26/502924/FULL

    Erection of a single storey pitched roof infill extension and single storey porch extension.

    High Trees Maidstone Road Borden Kent ME9 7QA

    Received Not published
  18. Awaiting decision26/502925/FULL

    Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 - Aligning proposed extension centrally with previous extension - requires movement of circa 150mm towards the boundary, pursuant to planning permission 22/504549/FULL. Erection of single-storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration on the front elevation.

    12 Stockett Lane Coxheath Kent ME17 4PS

    Received Not published
  19. Awaiting decision26/502926/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 17 - Hard Landscaping, Subject to 23/504552/FULL

    Former Royal Mail Sorting Office Sandling Road Maidstone Kent ME14 2RJ

    Received Not published
  20. Awaiting decision26/502927/FULL

    Erection of a replacement summerhouse.

    Brambly Hedge Barn South Street Boughton Under Blean Kent ME13 9NB

    Received Not published
  21. Awaiting decision26/502928/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for erection of a replacement summerhouse.

    Brambly Hedge Barn South Street Boughton Under Blean Kent ME13 9NB

    Received Not published
  22. Awaiting decision26/502929/BGP

    Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 25/501734/FULL.

    Land At Oak Farm Gardens - Headcorn Hop Pocket Way Headcorn Kent TN27 9TZ

    Received Not published
  23. Awaiting decision26/502930/FULL

    Erection of rear single storey extension. Repositioning of existing gazebo to accommodate this.

    Pollehill Farm House Scragged Oak Road Detling Kent ME14 3HL

    Received Not published
  24. Awaiting decision26/502931/TPOA

    Lime trees to remove epidemic growth of trunk causing decay not touching any other part of the tree for longevity of the Trees

    Linton Park, Lime Tree Barn Loddington Lane Linton Kent ME17 4AG

    Received Not published

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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.

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