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63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/503178/FULL

    Erection of 15no. residential dwellings together with associated access point, landscaping, drainage, and infrastructure works.

    Land At Borden Lane Sittingbourne Kent

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/503179/LAWPRO

    Lawful Development Certificate For Proposed Replacement of existing driveway surface with Killyleagh Country Cobble setts with a crushed concreted, membrane and sand subbase

    Dreambark Cottage Bexon Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8HB

    Received Not published
  3. Awaiting decision26/503180/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 13-(Phasing Plan) subject to 22/500638/HYBRID

    Land At Cambridge Crescent Maidstone Kent ME15 7NJ

    Received Not published
  4. Awaiting decision26/503181/FULL

    Erection of single storey rear extension, and addition of 1no. window on side elevation.

    3 Gills Terrace Otterham Quay Lane Upchurch Kent ME8 7UY

    Received Not published
  5. Awaiting decision26/503182/FULL

    Conversion of existing first floor garage/workshop storage area to residential use ancillary to the main dwelling, with addition of 2no. dormer windows, solar panels and EV charge point.

    Home Farm Staplehurst Road Marden Kent TN12 9BU

    Received Not published
  6. Awaiting decision26/503185/BGP

    Submission of Biodiversity Gain Plan in relation to application 24/504808/FULL.

    Priority House Hermitage Lane Maidstone Kent ME16 9PH

    Received Not published
  7. Awaiting decision26/503186/FULL

    Retention of the existing hardstanding associated with and serving the commercial use of the adjacent buildings (retrospective).

    Nightingale Farm Benover Road Yalding Kent ME18 6EX

    Received Not published
  8. Awaiting decision26/503187/FULL

    Erection of a 3-bedroom detached self-build single-storey dwelling to provide accommodation for the farmworker, with associated landscaping, biodiversity enhancements and drainage infrastructure.

    Stallance Farm Rectory Lane Sutton Valence Kent ME17 3BT

    Received Not published
  9. Awaiting decision26/503189/FULL

    Repairs to porch, including replacement of frame with oak frame, removal of lattice panels and boarding.

    Gore Farm, Gore Farmhouse Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE

    Received Not published
  10. Awaiting decision26/503190/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for repairs to porch, including replacement of frame with oak frame, removal of lattice panels and boarding.

    Gore Farm, Gore Farmhouse Chaffes Lane Upchurch Kent ME9 7BE

    Received Not published
  11. Awaiting decision26/503191/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4-(external lighting), 5-(enhancement of ecology), 7-(method of foul sewage treatment), 8-(soft landscape scheme), 10-(site renewable or low carbon energy production), 12-(water efficiency statement) subject to 25/503124/FULL

    3 Kings Road Headcorn Kent TN27 9QT

    Received Not published
  12. Decided26/503192/TCA

    Conservation Area Notification: T1-Foxglove tree: fell tree and replant with a flowering cherry.

    Glebe House Badlesmere Lees Badlesmere Kent ME13 0NX

    Received Not published
  13. Awaiting decision26/503194/FULL

    Change of use of land and conversion of stable block to 1no. residential dwelling, formation of driveway, cycle space and bin storage facilities, ecological enhancements (self-build).

    Hartlip Stables Cox Street Hartlip Kent ME9 7UX

    Received Not published
  14. Awaiting decision26/503195/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 10 - Ecological 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
  15. Awaiting decision26/503196/PNR

    Prior notification for the change of use of part of a building from agricultural use to a flexible commercial use falling within Class B8 of the schedule to the Use Classes Order. For its prior approval to: 1. Transport and Highways impacts of the development. 2. Noise impacts of the development. 3. Contamination risks on the site. 4. Flooding risks on the site.

    Abbey Gate Grain Store Abbey Farm Boarley Lane Sandling Kent ME14 3BT

    Received Not published
  16. Awaiting decision26/503198/FULL

    Erection of part single storey, part two storey side and rear extensions.

    Hill Cottage Dully Hill Doddington Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0BY

    Received Not published
  17. Awaiting decision26/503199/FULL

    Change of use of land for stationing of 2no. mobile homes with associated day room/utility block, bin store, parking and access, for Gypsy/Traveller use (Part Retrospective).

    Land Adjoining The Wishful Thinkers PH Lenham Heath Road Sandway Kent ME17 2HY

    Received Not published
  18. Awaiting decision26/503201/FULL

    Creation of access.

    Walnut Tree House Walnut Tree Lane Otterden Kent ME13 0DB

    Received Not published
  19. Awaiting decision26/503203/FULL

    Erection of a two-storey rear extension to the existing dwelling, erection of a detached garage, associated alterations, parking and landscaping including native hedgerow planting.

    Snakesbury Cottage Iwade Road Newington Kent ME9 7JY

    Received Not published
  20. Awaiting decision26/503205/FULL

    Erection of a first floor side extension including 1no. rear dormer and 2no. rooflights.

    1 Old Pond Cottage Howland Road Marden Kent TN12 9HA

    Received Not published
  21. Awaiting decision26/503207/FULL

    Erection of single-storey side and rear extensions and associated alterations, including rooflights and biodiversity enhancements.

    55 Maryland Drive Barming Kent ME16 9EA

    Received Not published
  22. Awaiting decision26/503209/LDCEX

    Lawful development (Existing) for change of use to residential dwelling.

    120A East Street Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4RX

    Received Not published
  23. Awaiting decision26/503210/FULL

    Proposed loft conversion with alteration to the existing roof pitch and raising of the ridge height of parts. Installation of 6 no. dormer windows and 3 no. roof lights

    Pilgrims Garth Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UT

    Received Not published
  24. Decided26/503211/TCA

    Conservation Area Notification to fell Ash tree

    Borden Hall Wises Lane Borden Kent ME9 8LP

    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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