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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Chartwell Mapleton Road Westerham Kent TN16 1PS
Received 11 May 2026Annexe At Broxham House Prettymans Lane Edenbridge Kent
Received 11 May 2026Woodcote Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA
Received 11 May 2026Old Manse High Street Eynsford Kent DA4 0AA
Received 11 May 202693 Hitchen Hatch Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3BD
Received 11 May 202664 Church Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EA
Received 11 May 202665 Cherry Trees Hartley Kent DA3 8DS
Received 11 May 2026Castle Lodge Hill Hoath Road Chiddingstone Kent TN8 7AB
Received 11 May 202673 - 75 Bradbourne Park Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LH
Received 11 May 202619 Eden Hall Stick Hill Edenbridge Kent TN8 5QQ
Received 11 May 202619 St Ediths Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6PT
Received 11 May 20262 Pinewood Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5AF
Received 11 May 202629 The Briars West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EZ
Received 11 May 20264 Garth Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1RT
Received 12 May 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 20 Apr 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 20 Apr 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 20 Apr 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 20 Apr 202628 Dynes Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6RA
Received 12 May 2026Longwood Carters Hill Underriver Kent TN15 0SN
Received 12 May 20265 Park House Cottages Bower Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0HN
Received 12 May 2026Tubs Bathrooms 14 Home Hill Hextable Kent BR8 7RR
Received 12 May 202621 St Marys Road Swanley Kent BR8 7BU
Received 12 May 202615 St Martins Drive Eynsford Kent DA4 0EY
Received 12 May 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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