Murston planning approval rate
Murston ward in Swale has a 100.0% approval rate based on 34 planning decisions. Swale overall: 87.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
100.0%
ward approval rate
34
Decisions
34
Approved
0
Refused
87.7%
Swale average
Murston is 12.3 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 Murston compares
Murston ward
100.0%
Swale overall
87.7%
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Recent decisions in Murston
Demolition of existing side porch and erection of a single storey side extension · Tue 22 Sep 2026
Change of use from Class B8 (storage) to Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or · Wed 08 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%)
Abbey (95.5%)
Borden And Grove Park (97.7%)
Sheppey Central (89.7%)