Swale Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Swale Borough Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Swale Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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30 October 2026 · Approved
Land At Ufton Court Farm Tunstall Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XF · 26/502741/REM
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25 August 2026 · Approved
152 Marco Industries Staplehurst Road Sittingbourne Kent ME10 1XS · 25/501958/FULL
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16 July 2026 · Approved
Radfield House And Farm London Road Tonge Kent ME9 9PS · 26/501453/FULL
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13 July 2026 · Approved
New House Nurseries London Road Dunkirk Kent ME13 9LL · 25/501379/FULL
Figures for Swale Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 33%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 62plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Swale Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development; • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues raised by this appeal are: - a) Whether the proposed development would represent sustainable growth and expansion of business and enterprise in the rural area and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside; and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.