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63 approved · 11 refused · 3 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/503329/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for works including: Works to rear outbuilding: Removing all existing finishes and fittings to the rear toilet block. Enlarge existing access door to the rear toilet block. Light refurbishment of internal areas. New internal separating wall and partitions. Internal demolitions. External Wall upgrade. Enlarge existing door opening. Alterations to fenestration including like for like replacements.Works to the main building: Installation of Acoustic sound deadening layer to existing floor joists. New electrical and heating system. Remedial works required to address hidden voids present. New internal partitions to provide new bathrooms. To facilitate change of use from office to residential.

    78 Bank Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SJ

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decision26/503330/TPOA

    Tree Preservation Order application:: T1- dead Sweet Chestnut - Fell and T2 - heavily leaning Sweet Chestnut in decline - Fell

    Cherry Tree Cottage Dunkirk Road South Dunkirk Kent ME13 9PB

    Received Not published
  3. Awaiting decision26/503332/FULL

    Erection of single-storey rear extension, erection of new front porch to replace existing canopy, changes to fenestration and widening of existing driveway.

    61 St Lawrence Crescent Coxheath Kent ME17 4FR

    Received Not published
  4. Awaiting decision26/503333/TPOA

    TPO application to crown reduce three field maples from height of 9m to 7m, width from 4m to 3m, and crown lift to 2.5m above ground level.

    Marigold Way Maidstone Kent ME16 0ZJ

    Received Not published
  5. Awaiting decision26/503334/FULL

    Section 73 Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2, condition 4 and condition 6 (to allow changes to the internal layout; amendments to the external glazing and entrance doors; an external cycle storage facility; a window at each level within the recessed section of the cladding; amendments to the soft landscaping to accommodate the proposed cycle storage facility; changes to the hard landscaping; provision of a lift overrun projecting above roof level; and amendments to the on-site swale provision) and the discharge of conditions 8, 9, 10 and 11 pursuant to application 24/503497/FULL (allowed under appeal reference APP/U2235/W/25/3375644) relating to the erection of a five-storey self-storage facility (Use Class B8) providing 7,097 sqm of floorspace, with landscaping, 16 parking spaces, access and associated works.

    Plot 8 Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road North Maidstone Kent ME14 3EN

    Received Not published
  6. Awaiting decision26/503338/FULL

    Change of use of the property to a mixed use as a residential dwelling and use of the kitchen for an Asian food preparation and delivery business (retrospective).

    20 Coleman Way Maidstone Kent ME17 3TS

    Received Not published
  7. Awaiting decision26/503339/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 7 - Skylark Mitigation Strategy, Subject to 25/504080/FULL

    Court Lodge Farm Kenward Road Yalding Kent ME18 6JP

    Received Not published
  8. Awaiting decision26/503340/LBC

    Listed Building consent for internal alterations, redecorate existing shop front with white paint finish and signage fascia.

    52-54 Lower Stone Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6NA

    Received Not published
  9. Awaiting decision26/503341/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-(enhancement of ecology) subject to 26/500387/FULL

    61 Mallings Drive Bearsted Kent ME14 4HG

    Received Not published
  10. Awaiting decision26/503342/LBC

    Listed Building Consent to replace cement render to North, East and West elevations with lime render. Replace felt roofs to two door (North and West elevations) with lead.

    The Cottage High Street Marden Kent TN12 9DP

    Received Not published
  11. Awaiting decision26/503343/LAWPRO

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of existing one-bedroom self-contained annexe as a short-term holiday let.

    58B Annexe Poplar Grove Maidstone Kent ME16 0AN

    Received Not published
  12. Awaiting decision26/503344/TCA

    Conservation Area Notification: Large Laurel - Reduce to 2.2m approx in height and reduction to hedge

    The Cottage West Church Street Teston Kent ME18 5AJ

    Received Not published
  13. Awaiting decision26/503345/FULL

    Demolition of the existing single storey detached garage and the erection of a side extension to create a new semidetached dwelling using existing access. Erection of a replacement front porch, new access and drive with dropped kerb for the existing dwelling.

    93 Poplar Grove Maidstone Kent ME16 0AL

    Received Not published
  14. Awaiting decision26/503346/TPOA

    TPO application to reduce the height of one (T1) Mature Eucalyptus from 23m to 12m and to reduce the crown spread from 14m to 8m .

    73 Grace Avenue Maidstone Kent ME16 0BS

    Received Not published
  15. Awaiting decision26/503347/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 3 - Materials, 4 - Hard and Soft Landscaping, 9 - Sustainable Construction and 13 - Ecological Enhancement, Subject to 25/500119/FULL

    Kingsdown Cottage Primrose Lane South Of Motorway Bredgar Kent ME9 8EG

    Received Not published
  16. Awaiting decision26/503348/FULL

    Change of use of land for the siting of 1no. static caravan, 1no. touring caravan, parking for 2no. cars, erection of a utility block, hardstanding, and associated infrastructure, for Gypsy/Traveller use (retrospective).

    One Acre Blind Marys Lane Bredgar Kent ME9 8AR

    Received Not published
  17. Awaiting decision26/503349/FULL

    Installation of freestanding roof edge protection to flat roof.

    Maidstone Link King Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1FW

    Received Not published
  18. Awaiting decision26/503351/FULL

    Change of use from a commercial to a residential single dwelling including alterations to fenestration.

    Macknade Manor Canterbury Road Faversham Kent ME13 8XE

    Received Not published
  19. Awaiting decision26/503352/LBC

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations and repairs including removal of the commercial kitchen and WCs, investigate heating system and replace, investigate bread oven and open up, reorder the layout, insertion of window on east elevation,reduce height of garden wall and insert new railings and remove vents and replace with bricks on north elevation.

    Macknade Manor Canterbury Road Faversham Kent ME13 8XE

    Received Not published
  20. Awaiting decision26/503357/LAWPRO

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation within Use Class C4, for occupation by a maximum of six persons forming more than one household and sharing basic amenities.

    2 Cromwell Road Maidstone Kent ME14 1EX

    Received Not published
  21. Awaiting decision26/503359/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 14-(Contamination), 15-(closure report) subject to 26/501548/FULL

    Whiteways Farm Hermitage Lane Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4DA

    Received Not published
  22. Awaiting decision26/503362/PNQCLA

    Prior notification for the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from agricultural to 2no. residential dwellinghouses. For its prior approval to: Transport and Highways impacts of the development. Noise impacts of the development. Contamination risks on the site. Flooding risks on the site. Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change from agricultural use to C3 (dwellinghouses). Design and external appearance impacts on the building. Provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses.

    Telpits Farm Headcorn Road Grafty Green Kent ME17 2AP

    Received Not published
  23. Awaiting decision26/503363/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-(acoustic report), 4-(noise) ,6-(external lighting) subject to 26/501805/FULL

    Newnham Court Inn Newnham Court Farm Bearsted Road Weavering Kent ME14 5LH

    Received Not published
  24. Awaiting decision26/503366/SUB

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 - Archaeology, Subject to 23/500773/FULL

    Len House, Rootes Maidstone Mill Street Maidstone Kent ME15 6YD

    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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