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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Bupa Dental Care London House 138 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1DJ
Received 16 Apr 2026The White Cottage 132 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LW
Received 17 Apr 2026Brendore Scabharbour Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6NN
Received 17 Apr 202619 Cranleigh Drive Swanley Kent BR8 8NY
Received 17 Apr 20263 Fullers Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1AF
Received 17 Apr 2026Land West Of 1 Wood Street Swanley Kent
Received 17 Apr 2026Hawthorne Trust Charton Manor Gorse Hill Farningham Kent DA4 0JT
Received 17 Apr 2026The Green 1 - 14 Fort Road Halstead Kent TN14 7BW
Received 17 Apr 2026Land West Of Dunsdale Wood French Street Westerham Kent
Received 17 Apr 20262 Stone Cottages Poundsbridge Lane Poundsbridge Penshurst Kent TN11 8AQ
Received 17 Apr 2026Squerryes Lodge Lodge Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1RJ
Received 20 Apr 2026Land North West Of Haven Barn Lamberhurst Farm Shoreham Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7BY
Received 20 Apr 2026Second Floor 94A High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LP
Received 20 Apr 2026222 Seal Road Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0AA
Received 20 Apr 202630 Marlborough Crescent Riverhead Kent TN13 2HP
Received 20 Apr 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 20 Apr 20268 St Martins Meadow Brasted Kent TN16 1NL
Received 20 Apr 20264 The Stables Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0ED
Received 20 Apr 2026Land South West Of Stone Street Farmhouse Stone Street Seal Kent
Received 20 Apr 2026The Red House Camberwell Lane Ide Hill Kent TN14 6JN
Received 20 Apr 2026Mapledene Otford Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7EF
Received 21 Apr 202610 Argyle Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HJ
Received 21 Apr 20262 Old White Hart Cottage High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JN
Received 21 Apr 20262 Old White Hart Cottage High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JN
Received 21 Apr 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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