Swanley White Oak planning approval rate
Swanley White Oak ward in Sevenoaks has a 83.5% approval rate based on 285 planning decisions. Sevenoaks overall: 86.8%.
Last updated: March 2026
83.5%
ward approval rate
285
Decisions
238
Approved
47
Refused
86.8%
Sevenoaks average
Swanley White Oak is 3.3 percentage points below the Sevenoaks average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Swanley White Oak compares
Swanley White Oak ward
83.5%
Sevenoaks overall
86.8%
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Recent decisions in Swanley White Oak
Outline application for development of up to 17 dwellings (Use Class C3) and new · Wed 06 Dec 2023
Details pursuant to condition 6 (bicycle parking facilities) of 22/02541/FUL · Thu 23 Nov 2023
Single storey front extension incorporating a porch. · Thu 16 Nov 2023
What gets approved near your property?
In Sevenoaks, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Pro Report gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Sevenoaks
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 12,687 decisions.
Other wards in Sevenoaks
Seal & Weald (88.9%)
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns (90.2%)
Brasted, Chevening And Sundridge (88.0%)
Sevenoaks Kippington (92.8%)
Otford & Shoreham (87.6%)
Fawkham & West Kingsdown (79.5%)
Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount (78.7%)
Westerham & Crockham Hill (83.2%)
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone (87.3%)
Hartley & Hodsoll Street (80.1%)
Cowden & Hever (86.8%)
Kemsing (87.8%)