Planning and Planning Policy Publications

The Air Quality and Planning Technical Guidance document seeks to explain how air quality is dealt with in planning applications in Swale.

This guidance helps to set out the expectations for making premises accessible to people with disabilities.

This guidance helps to understand how new builds can be designed to reduce carbon emissions.

Our Housing Land Supply statement.

The Local Development Scheme sets out the timetable for the production of new or revised development plan documents which will form the our Local Development Plan.

The Sittingbourne and Milton Creek Supplementary Planning Document is a master plan which indicates the general urban structure and layout of the area.

Guidance on the conversion of buildings into flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMO).

Guidance for owners or occupiers of listed buildings.

Guidance on the conservation of traditional farm buildings.

Guidance on the design of shopfronts, signs and advertisements.

A guide for householders on designing an extension.

A guide for planting on new developments in Swale.

Guidance on the erection of stables and keeping horses.

Guidance for buildings in Swale conservation areas.

Technical guidance for developers where proposals are being made which will generate noise or vibration or are in a noisy location.

Information about planning applications for new homes in Dunkirk and Selling Parishes.

Infrastructure funding statements provide a summary of contributions from developers following Section 106 agreements.

Read our Sittingbourne Town Centre Supplementary Planning Document (2022)

Read our Parking Standards supplementary planning document

Renewable energy and solar panel guidance.

Our Kent Downs guidance sets out our policy for the management and enhancement of areas of outstanding natural beauty.

The Lynsted Parish design statement help shapes our environment and identifies characteristics to be preserved.

Abbott Laboratories development brief sets out planning policy context, site appraisal and future plans.

Our Swale landscape character and biodiversity appraisal provides an evidence base to protect highly valued local landscape.

Our Queenborough and Rushenden Masterplan sets out the vision for Queenborough and Rushenden's regeneration.

Our Developer Contributions SPD explains how legal agreements are dealt with in relation to planning applications and Section 106 (S106).

Our Area Action Plan is a development framework and statement of community involvement and supporting guidance for the regeneration of Queenborough and Rushenden.

Our Ospringe parish design statement sets our principles of designs or development within Ospringe parish.

A strategy setting out how to resolve disturbance to the area's wintering and migrating birds.