Ventilation and Extraction Details
Last updated October 29, 2026.
Local validation checklist code B10
When you'll need to provide this
You may need to include this if you're submitting your planning application to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils.
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
These requirements apply to applications sumittted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils.
- All applications for hot-food takeaways, bars/pubs, restaurant uses or laundrettes
- Significant retail, business, industrial, leisure or other developments where substantial ventilation or extraction equipment is proposed
Typical proposals
The ventilation and extraction details planning application requirement is typically needed when you're proposing to do any of the following:
Commercial development; Retail, restaurant or takeaway; Industrial or warehouse developmentWhat you'll need to provide
What you'll need to include in your application
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
Details of the position and design of ventilation and extraction equipment, including odour abatement techniques and acoustic noise characteristics.
Why we need you to provide this
Why we need you to include this in your application.
For applications submitted to either Swale or Maidstone borough councils
To demonstrate that proposals would respect amenities of occupiers of neighbouring properties and uses to ensure that a proposal would not result in excessive noise, vibration or odour and that any methods of ventilation and extraction would not be visually harmful. In accordance with local and national policies.