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Sevenoaks District Council
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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 dates

1,592Searchable 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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning permission Local plan Local Plan Regulation 19 Publication Pre-application advice Pre-application planning advice

Council contacts

Planning enquiries01732227000 Council source
Planning enquiriesplanning.validation@sevenoaks.gov.uk Council 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

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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

Refused26/00785/HOUSE
Proposed infill dormers and additional dormers to front, side and rear elevations. Removal of existing photovoltaic panels. Alterations to roof line.
The Oaks Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Received 25 Mar 2026
Granted26/00786/LDCPR
Construction of single storey side extension which utilises existing hard standing areas and existing drainage provisions.
7B Bullfinch Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BB
Received 25 Mar 2026
Refused26/00787/PAC
Prior notification for a change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Class C3). This application is made under Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
Ash House Ash Road Ash Kent DA3 8JF
Received 25 Mar 2026
Granted26/00793/FUL
New mobile container office.
The Old Stables Equestrian Centre Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Received 25 Mar 2026
No Objection Lodged26/00799/CAN
Removal of telephone kiosk.
BT Telephone Box Outside 1 St Ediths Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6PT
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00800/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 11 (Acoustics Verification Report) of 25/01002/FUL
Land South West Of Stone Street Farmhouse Stone Street Seal Kent
Received 20 Mar 2026
Granted26/00801/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 16 (Noise Management Plan) of 25/01002/FUL
Land South West Of Stone Street Farmhouse Stone Street Seal Kent
Received 20 Mar 2026
Granted26/00805/FUL
Erection of an agricultural workers dwelling with photovoltaic panels. Post and rail fencing with gate. Proposed driveway and associated hard and soft landscaping.
Land South East Of Broadhoath Wood Rooks Hill Underriver Kent
Received 26 Mar 2026
Refused26/00807/HOUSE
Two storey extension with vaulted ceilings with wooden beams in the bedrooms.
Wildflower Cottage Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7NT
Received 26 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00808/FUL
Change of use of area of tarmac to front of former pub to domestic garden.
The Cock Inn Shoreham Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7DD
Received 26 Mar 2026
Refused26/00810/HOUSE
Loft conversion with gable ends, roof lights, and l-shaped rear dormer.
47 Oakdene Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3HL
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00813/HOUSE
Demolition of Existing Rear Conservatory & Erection of Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension.
6 Chesterfield Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2EG
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00814/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Specifications and a Sample Panel) of 25/01086/FUL.
West Heath School Ashgrove Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SR
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00815/HOUSE
Demolition of existing side extension and rear conservatory and a proposed new single storey extension to rear elevation with rooflight and alteration to side bathroom window.
9 Bransell Close Crockenhill Kent BR8 8LS
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00816/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 7 (Specifications and samples of the external surface materials of the development) of 25/02051/LBCALT .
Claridge House 4 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HX
Received 26 Mar 2026
Granted26/00819/HOUSE
Demolition of existing 2 bay wooden garage and erection of a 2 bay oak-framed detached garage with rooflights ancillary to the dwelling with home office in roof void above.
Leydens Cottage Hartfield Road Edenbridge Kent TN8 5NH
Received 27 Mar 2026
Awaiting decision26/00820/FUL
Demolition of existing garages. New building comprising 3 no. residential dwellings with associated car and cycle parking, bin store, landscaping and associated works.
Land North East Of Junction With Seal Road Greatness Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5AT
Received 27 Mar 2026
Refused26/00829/LDCPR
The site currently forms part of the existing front garden. Following the demolition of the existing wall and its replacement with a fence.
19 Billings Hill Shaw Hartley Kent DA3 8EU
Received 30 Mar 2026
Granted26/00831/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 4 (Details and Samples of the proposed stone cladding) of 24/02698/HOUSE.
91 Weald Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1QJ
Received 30 Mar 2026
Granted26/00833/HOUSE
Erection of detached, single storey, 3.6m by 2.5m pre-fabricated garden room.
Metraro Woodland Avenue Hartley Kent DA3 7BY
Received 27 Mar 2026
Granted26/00835/HOUSE
Proposed single-storey rear extension, construction of a front porch and a side car port. Alterations to fenestration.
Cherry Tree House 77 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LN
Received 30 Mar 2026
Withdrawn26/00836/FUL
Construction of a Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic array and associated infrastructure.
QinetiQ Enclave At Fort Halstead Crow Drive Halstead Kent TN14 7BP
Received 30 Mar 2026
Granted26/00838/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 9 (External Lighting Strategy) of 25/00481/FUL.
Land Rear Of White Oak Leisure Centre Hilda May Avenue Swanley Kent
Received 27 Mar 2026
Granted26/00839/DETAIL
Details pursuant to condition 10 (details to minimise the risk of crime, according to the principles and physical security requirements of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)) of 25/00481/FUL.
Land Rear Of White Oak Leisure Centre Hilda May Avenue Swanley Kent
Received 27 Mar 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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