Sheerness planning approval rate
Sheerness ward in Swale has a 75.0% approval rate based on 60 planning decisions. Swale overall: 91.2%.
Last updated: June 2026
75.0%
ward approval rate
60
Decisions
45
Approved
15
Refused
91.2%
Swale average
Sheerness is 16.2 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
75.0%
Swale overall
91.2%
Planning in Swale? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.
Recent decisions in Sheerness
Conversion of existing retail unit into a banking hub including the replacement · Tue 26 May 2026
Erection of 6no. one and two bedroom flats with associated access and parking. · Thu 14 May 2026
Construction of an additional storey to the top floor flat 3 to create additiona · Fri 13 Mar 2026
Listed Building Consent for Replacement of timber windows to timber within the f · Thu 12 Mar 2026
Replacement of timber windows to timber within the front elevation and replaceme · Thu 12 Mar 2026
What gets approved near your property?
In Swale, 1 in 11 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 1,517 decisions.
Other wards in Swale
Boughton And Courtenay (93.8%)
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch (91.7%)
East Downs (92.1%)
Sheppey East (83.9%)
Watling (94.3%)
West Downs (92.8%)
Teynham And Lynsted (96.3%)
Bobbing, Iwade And Lower Halstow (81.2%)
Abbey (96.1%)
Queenborough And Halfway (87.5%)
Borden And Grove Park (98.6%)
Sheppey Central (89.4%)