Planning application
The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Works: Demolition Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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)
As published by the council, reference 26/00773/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00773/OUT
- Category
- Outline
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 2 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Outside Borough Boundary
- Parish
- Outside Borough Boundary
- Postcode
- BR8 7QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00933/OBB Refused
The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Consultation on demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 5 no. dwellings with some matters reserved except access and layout
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jul 2026
Received by Dartford
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
- WEST PROW
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- KENT FIRE & RESCUE
- NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL
- KCC HERITAGE-ARCHAEOLOGY
- BNG NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- BNG METRIC
- HERITAGE STATEMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- BDS-BIR-P09 PROPOSED ACCESS SITE PLAN
- BDS-BIR-P05 PROPOSED ACCESS SITE PLAN
- CERTIFICATE C
- SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL
- WEST PROW
- SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COUNCIL
- NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- NEWSPAPER NOTICE ACTUAL
- KENT FIRE & RESCUE
- BDS-BIR-P01 EXISTING SITE LOCATION AND PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- BNG - BASELINE HABITAT ASSESSMENT REPORT - APRIL 2026.
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- BAT SURVEY REPORT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- BDS-BIR-P02 EXISTING SITE SECTION A-A.
- BDS-BIR-P03 EXISTING SITE SECTIONS B-B AND C-C
- BDS-BIR-P04 EXISTING BUNGALOW PLANS AND ELEVS
- BDS-BIR-P05 PROPOSED SITE PLAN COLOUR
- BDS-BIR-P05 PROPOSED SITE PLAN.
- BDS-BIR-P06 PROPOSED SITE SECTION A-A
- BDS-BIR-P07 PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS B-B AND C-C
- BDS-BIR-P08 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
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