Planning application
The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Works: Demolition Several homes
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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
- Awaiting decision
- 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.
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26/00933/OBB Awaiting decision
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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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dartford took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Building Design Studio Agent, a design practice registered in Ashford
Active · incorporated 2009 · Ashford
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils
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See their track recordDocuments
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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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dartford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dartford decided outline applications in a median of 24 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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