How to Submit an Application
Do it online
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that their application is submitted correctly. However, we are always pleased to assist in completing the forms and giving advice. Ordnance Survey extracts are available to purchase on request. There is a fee payable for most forms of application.
All planning applications must be submitted using standard forms. There are two ways to do this:
Online Application
It is now possible for you to complete an on-line planning application to this Authority using the Planning Portal application forms. The step-by-step process will guide you through the application form and help you with calculations, such as the fee required. This allows the completion of forms on-line together with the attachment of drawings and plans.
At the moment, over 40% of our applications are made on line. Registration is easy and the benefits of applying online include:
- You can work on your applications in draft before submission
- Immediate delivery and acknowledgement
- Savings on postage and printing costs
- Online help function when completing applications
- Online record of your completed applications
- Online payment
National Requirements and Local Requirements
Applications submitted using the new national standard application forms must include all of the information and documents specified on the form and the appropriate 'Validation Checklist' i.e. the national requirements and local requirements.
For further advice as to what to submit with a planning application, please refer to the Councils Local Requirements Quick Guide, the Local Requirement Thresholds, the Local Requirements Guidance Notes and Validation Checklists.
Paper based Application
- Forms are available from Planning Services Reception, Swale Borough Council, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT (Call: 01795 417441 ).
- Application Forms, plus guidance notes are also available on this website; these may be downloaded, printed out and completed by hand. Your complete application can be delivered in person or by post, to: Planning Services, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 3HT
Application Fees
Application fees may be paid either by sending a cheque, or by credit/debit cards via the telephone. Payment of fees online via the Planning Portal is also now available.
Applications submitted using the new national standard application forms must include all of the information and documents specified on the form and the appropriate 'Validation Checklist' i.e. the national requirements and local requirements.
Design and Access Statements
What is a Design and Access Statement?
What information should be contained within a Design and Access statement?
Heritage Impact Assessments
What is a Heritage Asset?
A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape positively identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions. Heritage assets are the valued components of the historic environment. They include designated assets and assets identified by the local planning authority during the process of decision making or through the plan making process.
When is a Heritage Impact Assessment required to validate an application?
Applications affecting heritage assets or their settings should be accompanied by an assessment of significance and impact in line with Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment.
A Heritage Impact Assessment is needed for any application that directly affects a heritage asset or its setting.
Please Note
Planning applications are public documents and all information contained in them will be placed on deposit for public inspection both in the council offices and on a web site.
