The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Proposal
Cross boundary outline application for demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 5 No. dwellings and engineered changes in ground levels with access road, parking and cycle stores (consideration of access and layout only)
- Received
- 11 August 2026
- Decided
- 6 October 2026 · Application Refused
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 13 October 2026
- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Ward
- Outside Borough Boundary
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation5 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application for demolition at The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA. Dartford has handled 2,075 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Outside Borough Boundary. We hold 217 applications in total for the BR8 postcode area.
Application Details
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Additional Information
Source: Dartford
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Associated applications
- 202611 Aug
Cross boundary outline application for demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 5 No. dwellings and…
This applicationRefusedApplication26/00773/OUT - 202611 Aug
Consultation on demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 5 no. dwellings with some matters reserved…
ObjectionApplicationFiled alongside26/00933/OBB
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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