Homewood planning approval rate
Homewood ward in Swale has a 95.1% approval rate based on 61 planning decisions. Swale overall: 87.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.1%
ward approval rate
61
Decisions
58
Approved
3
Refused
87.7%
Swale average
Homewood is 7.4 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 Homewood compares
Homewood ward
95.1%
Swale overall
87.7%
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Recent decisions in Homewood
Erection of a detached single-storey ancillary family annexe within the resident · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Vehicular crossing with dropped kerb and non-permeable front driveway (part retr · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Demolish existing garage and replace with new larger garage joined to main house · Wed 16 Sep 2026
Conversion of building currently used as offices into three apartments. Demoliti · Fri 04 Sep 2026
Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to residential care home (Cla · Fri 07 Aug 2026
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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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%)
Abbey (95.5%)
Borden And Grove Park (97.7%)
Sheppey Central (89.7%)