Abbey planning approval rate
Abbey ward in Swale has a 95.5% approval rate based on 89 planning decisions. Swale overall: 87.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.5%
ward approval rate
89
Decisions
85
Approved
4
Refused
87.7%
Swale average
Abbey is 7.8 percentage points above the Swale average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Abbey compares
Abbey ward
95.5%
Swale overall
87.7%
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Recent decisions in Abbey
Erection of a single-storey, pitched roof, timber garden room in rear garden · Wed 23 Sep 2026
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3-(window details) subject to 26/500 · Thu 20 Aug 2026
Loft conversion with 2no. rear facing roof lights. Reinstatement of chimney stac · Mon 17 Aug 2026
Conversion of the existing front garden to form a single off-street parking spac · Thu 30 Jul 2026
Lawful Development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension with 1n · Tue 28 Jul 2026
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Other wards in Swale
Boughton And Courtenay (93.9%)
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch (91.8%)
East Downs (93.5%)
Watling (94.3%)
Sheppey East (84.6%)
West Downs (94.1%)
Teynham And Lynsted (95.9%)
Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow (83.0%)
Queenborough And Halfway (87.8%)
Borden And Grove Park (97.7%)
Sheppey Central (89.7%)