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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sevenoaks District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
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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.
Stanholm Residential Care Home Mill Hill Edenbridge Kent TN8 5DB
Received 6 Feb 2026Stanholm Residential Care Home Mill Hill Edenbridge Kent TN8 5DB
Received 6 Feb 2026Springbank Clinic Springbank House 13 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XR
Received 6 Feb 20263 Camden Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LY
Received 9 Feb 2026Heights Stables Westerham Hill Westerham Kent TN16 2ED
Received 10 Feb 2026Penshurst Village Hall High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BP
Received 11 Feb 2026Singles Cross Farm Singles Cross Lane Knockholt Kent TN14 7FB
Received 11 Feb 2026Land West Of Hever Road Hever Kent
Received 12 Feb 2026Holmoak Oak Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1PR
Received 13 Feb 2026Cherry Bryn Stick Hill Edenbridge Kent TN8 5NJ
Received 13 Feb 2026Bough Beech Sailing Club Winkhurst Green Road Bough Beech Kent TN8 7AN
Received 16 Feb 202624 Beesfield Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0BZ
Received 16 Feb 2026Old England East Hill Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6YB
Received 17 Feb 202640 The Oaks Swanley Kent BR8 7YR
Received 17 Feb 2026Land South Of Hazards Camberwell Lane Ide Hill Kent TN14 6JL
Received 17 Feb 20263 Hill Top Place Westerham Kent TN16 2DQ
Received 18 Feb 2026Wildflower Cottage Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7NT
Received 20 Feb 2026Ilex Cottage 69 Oakhill Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1NU
Received 23 Feb 2026West Rays Valley Road Fawkham Kent DA3 8EG
Received 23 Feb 20263 Saddlers Hall Saddlers Park Eynsford Kent DA4 0HB
Received 23 Feb 2026Land West Of Kettle Cottage Hilders Lane Edenbridge Kent TN8 6LG
Received 24 Feb 2026Highfields Farm Cotmans Ash Lane Kemsing Kent TN15 6XD
Received 25 Feb 2026DSTL Fort Halstead Crow Drive Halstead Kent TN14 7BU
Received 5 Feb 2026DSTL Fort Halstead Crow Drive Halstead Kent TN14 7BU
Received 5 Feb 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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