Dear Member
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council at the Council Chamber, St Marys Road on Wednesday 20th May 2026 at 7:00pm or at the conclusion of the public participation session.
Mr R Hayman
CEO & Town Clerk
Committee Members:
(Chair) Cllr G Darrington
(Deputy Chair) Cllr P Darrington
Cllr P Brown
Cllr S Durden
Cllr J Ferrari
Cllr C Prestedge
Cllr K Mitchell
Cllr E Uttley
Cllr R Wood
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
If required, the meeting will be preceded by a public participation period of up to 15 minutes in total at 7:00pm. Members of the public are also entitled to speak, during the meeting, on agenda items only and with express permission from the Chairman/Mayor. Those wishing to speak on an Agenda item must indicate this during Public Participation.
RECORDING (AUDIO AND / OR VIDEO OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
During this meeting the public are allowed to record the Committee and Officers from the front of the public seating area only, providing it does not disrupt the meeting. Any items in the exempt Part of an agenda cannot be recorded, and no recording device is to be left behind. If another member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) recording must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted, but all members of the public are requested to switch their mobile phone devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.
MOBILE PHONES
Member of the public are reminded that the use of mobile phones (other than on silent) is prohibited at Town Council and Committee meetings.
FIRE ALARM
There are no fire drills planned. If the fire alarm is activated, which is a continuous siren, please leave the building immediately, following the fire exit signs.
AGENDA
1 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
3 – MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve as correct the Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd April 2026. | PDF File
4 – DECISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY SWANLEY TOWN COUNCIL
4.1 – Application for Disabled Persons (Blue Badge) Parking Bay Cherry Avenue, Swanley
COMMENTS DUE BY 27/05/2026
4.2 – 26/00764/HOUSE 117 Swanley Lane Swanley Kent BR8 7LB
Single storey rear extension with flat roof and roof light.
COMMENTS DUE BY 27/05/2026
4.3 – 26/00897/VAR106 Land East Of Sure Start Northview Swanley Kent BR8 7BG
Variation of a 106 agreement 20/00790/OUT to change the affordable housing provision from on-site provision to a commuted sum. Adjust the open-space contribution to allow funds to be directed to alternative sports provision.
COMMENTS DUE BY 28/05/2026
4.4 – 26/00888/HOUSE 25 St Marys Road Swanley Kent BR8 7BA
Second-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, loft conversion with roof lights. Associated internal and external alterations. Alterations to fenestration, including new dormer window.
COMMENTS DUE BY 29/05/2026
5 – DECISIONS MADE BY PLANNING AUTHORITY
5.1 – 26/00245/HOUSE 36 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent
Erection of single storey rear extension with rooflight and garage conversion into a room.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 19/03/2026
5.2 – 26/00014/CONVAR East Broom Hill Site London Road Swanley Kent
Variation of condition(s) 2, 13, 16, 20, 21, re-discharge of condition 19 and removal of condition 22 of 24/01325/CONVAR relating to 20/03825/FUL for (Commercial development of flexible light industrial, general industrial, and storage and distribution uses, with ancillary offices, associated car parking, biodiversity mitigation, and landscape planting together with the provision of a new vehicle access; and the reconfiguration of the London Road junction, reconfiguration of the existing access, recladding of the rear of Units 1-5 and provision of new yard to units 1 and 2 of the Gateway Trading Estate) with amendments to parking areas, PROW improvements, revisions to building heights, landscape details, external materials and removal of acoustic fence.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – OBJECTION 09/02/2026
5.3 – 26/00337/HOUSE 23 Woodlands Close Swanley Kent
Demolition of existing detached garage, construction of single storey residential annexe.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 19/03/2026
5.4 – 26/00414/HOUSE 50 Dale Road Swanley Kent BR8 7HR
Rear dormer by way of hip to gable conversion with rooflights on front slope. Skylight.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 01/04/2026
5.5 – 26/00451/HOUSE 3 Hillside Court Swanley Kent
Demolition of existing front porch to be replaced with new porch. New open pergola at the rear.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 09/04/2026
5.6 – 26/00635/HOUSE 36 Oakleigh Close Swanley Kent
Demolition of external rear stairs. Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension + Garage Conversion with alterations to fenestration.
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 23/04/2026
5.7 – 26/00368/HOUSE 10 Manse Way Swanley Kent
Two storey side extension, two storey part single storey rear extension, ground floor front extension, loft conversion with rear dormer.
REFUSED – STC COMMENT – OBJECTION 09/04/2026
5.8 – 26/00431/LDCEX Swanley Centre London Road Swanley
Lawful development certificate in relation to change of use from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses).
GRANTED – STC COMMENT – NO OBJECTION 09/04/2026
6 – INFORMATION ONLY
6.1 – 26/00040/NEWDEV 2 Woodview Road Swanley Kent BR8 7ET
Construction of new dwelling on garden plot.
We can confirm the new addressing for the above development.
6.2 – 26/01094/WTPO Swanley Market Swanley Centre Swanley Kent BR8 7TG
Various tree works.
7 – FOOTPATH CONSULATION
7.1 – (PROW/SD92/1739) SD92 Diversion Plan Swanley Kent
Proposal to divert part of SD92 at Swanley.
COMMENTS DUE BY 29/05/2026
DATE OF NEXT MEETING – 3rd June 2026
If you would like further information on any of the agenda items, please contact Ryan Hayman, on 01322 665855 or rhayman@swanleytowncouncil.gov.uk
PLANNING CONSULTATION – GUIDANCE NOTES
Important Notes:
Further general information about planning procedures and policies in order to help you respond to an application notification is available on Sevenoaks District Council website https://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk
In addition, more detailed information about individual applications and their progress to a decision is available from the public access section of the website.
Planning applications – having your say.
Each application Sevenoaks District Council receive is important to the people who make it and also those it may affect. We want you to be involved in the planning process. We promise to consider all comments carefully before making a decision. If an application is referred to the Committee for a decision it may be necessary to summarise your comments.
Please remember that any comments made are treated as a public document and can be made generally available.
Material planning considerations
In considering an application we have a statutory duty to have regard to the planning policies it has adopted, set out in our Local Plan(s) and any material considerations.
The most common material considerations include the following, although the list is not exhaustive.
- Loss of light
- Noise, smells and disturbance resulting from use
- Overshadowing
- Loss of trees
- Overlooking/loss of privacy
- Design, appearance and materials
- Visual amenity (but loss of private view is not material)
- Effect on listed building and conservation area
- Adequacy of parking
- Layout and density of buildings
- Traffic generation/highway safety
Matters which we cannot normally take into consideration.
These include:
- Matters controlled under building regulations or other non-planning laws e.g., structural stability, etc.
- Private issues between neighbours e.g., land/boundary disputes, damage to property, private rights of way, covenants etc.
- Loss of value of property
- Problems associated with the construction period of any works e.g., hours of work, noise, dust, construction vehicles etc.
Hope this guide will help you give your views in an effective way.
