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Prior Approval approval rate in Swale

Swale approved 78.7% of prior approval applications, based on 47 decisions analysed.

Last updated: June 2026

78.7%
prior approval approval rate
47
Prior Approval decisions
37
Approved
10
Refused
91.2%
Swale overall

How prior approval compares in Swale

Prior Approval (47 decided)
78.7%
Swale all types (1,517 decided)
91.2%

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Other application types in Swale

Full (603 decided)
89.1%
Other (501 decided)
94.2%
Trees (177 decided)
98.3%
Certificate of Lawfulness (103 decided)
80.6%
Listed Building (65 decided)
93.8%
Prior Approval (47 decided)
78.7%
Advertisement (21 decided)
90.5%
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