Sheerness planning approval rate
Sheerness ward in Swale has a 74.6% approval rate based on 71 planning decisions. Swale overall: 87.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
74.6%
ward approval rate
71
Decisions
53
Approved
18
Refused
87.7%
Swale average
Sheerness is 13.1 percentage points below the Swale average, placing it among the stricter wards in Swale. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Sheerness compares
Sheerness ward
74.6%
Swale overall
87.7%
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Recent decisions in Sheerness
Retrospective application for loft conversion including 1no. rear dormer to allo · Tue 29 Sep 2026
Erection of 1st and 2nd floor rear extension to form 2no residential flats and a · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Listed Building Consent for erection of 1st and 2nd floor rear extension to form · Fri 25 Sep 2026
Lawful Development certificate for proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and · Mon 14 Sep 2026
Change of use of former public house on ground floor to use class E (f) early ye · Tue 08 Sep 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Swale, 1 in 8 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Swale
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Free. Based on 859 decisions.
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%)