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Sevenoaks District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sevenoaks District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,592Searchable applications
500Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 874 approved or refused records
113Refused applications
761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 2020 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning permissionLocal plan Local Plan Regulation 19 PublicationPre-application advice Pre-application planning advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01732227000Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning.validation@sevenoaks.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areas88 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Sevenoaks District Council — Article 4 Direction · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Sevenoaks District Council
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Granted25/03023/FUL
Conversion of part of the existing stables into two dwellings. Parking. Alterations to fenestration. Internal alterations. Landscaping and raised beds. Fencing.
Watstock Farm Wellers Town Road Chiddingstone Hoath Kent TN8 7BH
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Refused25/03066/FUL
Create a new driveway with a dropped kerb and parking in the rear.
1 Old Chapel Road Crockenhill Kent BR8 8LL
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Refused25/03098/HOUSE
Air conditioning unit to each side elevation (2 total) with covering frame.
Argent Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DP
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Granted25/03200/FUL
Change of use, extension and conversion of Hoopers House and workshop to create 18 new en-suite bedrooms joining with the rear of no 24. Alteration to fenestration and installation of dormers. Creation of new courtyard garden and boundary wall. Installation of PV panels to the roof of the new extension. Erection of new entrance porch to 18a, alterations to fenestration including the installation of rooflights. Removal of lean-to sheds and installing of ramps. Single storey extensions in rear gardens of no 14 and 16. Erection of first-floor link extension to No.16. Alteration to fenestration of nos. 18-24 including new rooflights. Hard and soft Landscaping. Removal of loggia roof brick boundary wall and existing sheds. Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps with enclosure to east of the site. Installation of proposed attenuation tank to rear garden of no 18.
Sevenoaks School High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HU
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Granted25/03201/LBCALT
Internal alteration to facilitate conversion into 18 en-suite bedrooms and opening up of external walls to facilitate new extensions of Hoopers House and workshop. Alteration to fenestration to hoopers house. Internal reconfiguration and the creation of new openings of 18a with link to no.16. Removal and re-routing of existing staircases and installation of new staircase within no 18-24. Formation of opening to connect basements in no. 20-24. Internal alterations including reinstatement of partition wall. Installation of new bathrooms and alteration of ceilings within Nos. 18-24. Installation of new platform lifts. Alteration to fenestration to nos 18-24. Installation of new partitions within nos. 14 & 16.
Sevenoaks School High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HU
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03235/FUL
Erection of a 14no. bedroom, two-storey care leavers accommodation for short and long-term residents (16+ years) with solar panels, to include associated parking, office, hard and soft landscaping, horticulture garden and habitat creation area. Air Source Heat Pump. Badmington Court.
Land North Of Warsop Trading Estate Hever Road Edenbridge Kent TN8 5DJ
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03274/FUL
Creation of agricultural access to field with gate, associated landscaping.
Land East Of The Cottage Birchin Cross Road Knatts Valley Kent
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Granted25/03295/HOUSE
Installation of sliding gate
Heriots Croft Twitton Lane Otford Kent TN14 5JS
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Granted25/03353/FUL
Conversion of 2 no. existing agricultural buildings to comprise 3 no. residential dwellings, including associated car parking, two new vehicular access for plots 1 and 2, associated landscaping and works.
Chiswell Farm Shernden Lane Marsh Green Edenbridge Kent TN8 5PR
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Refused25/03354/FUL
Change of use - Class C3 - Sui Generis for large HMO
4 Hill Farm Cottage Farningham Hill Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JS
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Granted25/03421/HOUSE
Removal of existing swimming pool. Erection of a garage, lobby between garage and dwelling and part two storey and part single storey side and rear extensions (including demolition of conservatory) and provision of dormers, removal of existing chimneys and replacement with new chimney and reconstruction of parapet to north elevation,and canopy over the porch. Landscaping and alterations to fenestration.
Mapledene Otford Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7EF
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03481/HOUSE
Removal of chimney, conversion of existing garage, demolition of rear extension. Rear extensions, part first floor side extension, loft conversion, solar panels, new garage and new garden room. Alterations to fenestration and associated landscaping.
22 Shoreham Lane Riverhead Kent TN13 3DT
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03488/HOUSE
Demolish existing shed and rear extension to be replaced with rear extension. Convert upstairs garage space into an annexe with a downstairs wc / shower room. Air Source Heat Pump. Greenhouse and new shed. Extension to patio area.
1 Moat Cottages Doubleton Lane Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8JA
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03505/FUL
Erection of a replacement dwelling following demolition of the existing dwelling; removal of the existing tennis court and swimming pool, installation of a replacement swimming pool and new padel court; erection of a replacement lodge to provide guest accommodation following demolition of the existing lodge, and the erection of a groundskeeper's lodge following demolition of the existing stables and outbuildings, together with all associated hard and soft landscaping works.
Toys House Puddledock Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1PY
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decision25/03527/FUL
Proposed demolition of existing buildings and re-development of the site comprising 26 homes (Use Class C3), together with associated car and cycle parking, bin storage, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements and associated works.
33 - 47 Mill Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5BU
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03528/FUL
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement extension to listed building.
1 Little Hale Cottage Hale Oak Road Chiddingstone Kent TN8 7AX
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03529/LBCALT
Demolition of existing extension and erection of replacement extension to listed building.
1 Little Hale Cottage Hale Oak Road Chiddingstone Kent TN8 7AX
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03530/HOUSE
Demolition of conservatory, storage room and all existing outbuildings and garage. Two storey side and rear extensions and construction of two bay garage and adjoining carport. New driveway and entrance gate. Extension to existing fencing. New fence. Extension of driveway. Alterations to fenestration
Orchard Cottage Church Path Swanley Village Swanley Kent BR8 7NZ
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Granted25/03534/HOUSE
New garden shed and hardstanding.
Wilding Farm Spode Lane Cowden Kent TN8 7HG
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Granted26/00003/HOUSE
Removal of existing conservatory, garage,utility and chimney. Construction of 2 storey extension to both side of the property and single storey extension to the rear of the property. Alterations to parking and turning circle with associated landscaping. Alteration to fenestration.
1 Blair Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3JR
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00015/HOUSE
Demolition of garage and rear extension and erection of rear and side single storey wrap around extension with rooflights. Loft conversion incorporating front and rear dormers. Alteration to fenestration including new entrance.
95 Neal Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6DQ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00026/FUL
Installation of 6 number 15m high floodlighting columns with LED luminaires, including foundations, cabling and control equipment.
Green Court Sports Club Club House Green Court Road Crockenhill Kent BR8 8HF
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00035/FUL
Internal alteration with change of use to class E(b).
99 - 101 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LH
Received 8 Jan 2026 - Granted26/00045/DETAIL
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (Construction Method Statement) of Appeal ref APP/G2256/W/22/3301377 RD relating to planning application 20/03293/FUL.
Pinehurst House Nursing Home Pinehurst Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5AQ
Received 9 Jan 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Sevenoaks District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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