Priory planning approval rate
Priory ward in Swale has a 98.4% approval rate based on 64 planning decisions. Swale overall: 91.3%.
Last updated: August 2026
98.4%
ward approval rate
64
Decisions
63
Approved
1
Refused
91.3%
Swale average
Priory is 7.1 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 Priory compares
Priory ward
98.4%
Swale overall
91.3%
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Recent decisions in Priory
Demolition of existing garage building and erection of a triple bay garage and b · Mon 06 Jul 2026
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Other wards in Swale
Boughton And Courtenay (94.0%)
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch (92.0%)
Sheppey East (83.8%)
East Downs (92.9%)
Watling (93.9%)
Teynham And Lynsted (95.7%)
West Downs (93.5%)
Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow (82.6%)
Abbey (95.2%)
Queenborough And Halfway (87.5%)
Borden And Grove Park (97.5%)
Sheppey Central (89.3%)