Have Your Say on the Future of Swale

Swale Borough Council is now inviting comments on the Regulation 18 stage of the Local Plan. This consultation seeks feedback from stakeholders and the community on a series of questions about the Local Plan’s vision, objectives and Development Management policies.

A refreshed Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is also being consulted on.

This consultation will be open from Monday 12th January 2026 until Monday 23rd February 2026 at 5pm.

 You can view the draft Local Plan Regulation 18 document and the refreshed Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and evidence documents at: https://swale.gov.uk/lpr-consultation

Please respond to this consultation via our consultation portal: https://swale-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/

Hard copies of the Local Plan Regulation 18 will be available to view at the 3 Council offices:

• Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT – open 10am to 12 noon, Monday to Friday.
• Sheppey Gateway, 38 to 42 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1NL - open 10am to 12 noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8NZ – open 10am to 12.30pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm, Tuesday.

Hard copies of the Local Plan Regulation 18 will also be available to view at all Swale’s libraries:

• Boughton
• Faversham
• Teynham
• Minster
• Queenborough
• Sheerness
• The 2 mobile libraries

Whilst Sittingbourne library is closed for refurbishment works a hard copy will be available at The Swallows Leisure Centre reception. Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4NT.

For opening hours and addresses of the libraries please visit https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/libraries/visiting-a-library/find-your-nearest-library or call  03000 41 31 31.

You can also email or post any comments (referring to the question number you are answering) to Lpcomments@swale.gov.uk or Planning Policy, Swale House, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HT.

All comments must be provided by 5pm on Monday 23rd February 2026 - please submit them earlier if you can.

All comments made on the Local Plan Regulation 18 will be processed by our team and will be made available for public inspection (after the consultation closes), together with your name and post town.  For details on how your information is handled, please see our privacy notice at https://swale.gov.uk/planning-and-regeneration/local-plans/local-plan-review/local-plans-privacy-notice

National Highways & Transport Network - Public Satisfaction Surveys

This year, for the eighth year running, Kent County Council is taking part in the NHT Public Satisfaction Survey on highways and transport services:

 

• Highway maintenance
• Accessibility
• Walking and cycling
• Public transport
• Road safety
• Tackling congestion

 

These surveys are publicly available online and will remain open until the end of February 2026. They may be accessed using this link:

 

National Highways and Transport Survey 2025-26 | Let’s talk Kent