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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Granary Swan Lane Farm Swan Lane Edenbridge Kent TN8 6AL
Received 21 May 202624 Bray Road Edenbridge Kent TN8 6BW
Received 21 May 2026Land North East Of Darenth Valley Golf Course Station Road Shoreham Kent TN14 7SA
Received 21 May 2026Court Falaise 9 Mount Harry Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3JJ
Received 21 May 2026Squerryes Lodge Lodge Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1RJ
Received 21 May 2026Farm End Dairy Lane Crockham Hill Kent TN8 6RA
Received 21 May 2026Old Trafford Coal Yard Station Road Brasted Kent TN16 1NT
Received 21 May 2026Bradbourne Vale House 110 Bradbourne Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3QB
Received 21 May 202635 Vine Court Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UY
Received 21 May 202668 Redhill Wood New Ash Green Kent DA3 8QP
Received 21 May 2026Pepperland Birchin Cross Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XJ
Received 21 May 2026Little Morar 70 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LL
Received 21 May 2026Shoreham House Church Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7RY
Received 21 May 2026The Broom The Brooms Seal Kent TN15 0EU
Received 29 Apr 2026Ide Hill Hall Phillippines Shaw Ide Hill Kent TN14 6EY
Received 22 May 2026Unit E Ryedale Court Riverhead Kent TN13 2DN
Received 22 May 2026Churchill Court 90 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LL
Received 22 May 202648 South Park Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1EP
Received 22 May 2026Ivy Cottage Stonehouse Road Halstead Kent TN14 7HN
Received 22 May 2026Land East Of Sure Start Northview Swanley Kent BR8 7BG
Received 30 Apr 2026Annexe At 21 Redhill Wood New Ash Green Kent DA3 8QH
Received 22 May 2026Oak Lodge 38 Granville Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1EZ
Received 22 May 2026Land At The Rear Of Childsbridge House Childsbridge Lane Kemsing Kent TN15 0BZ
Received 26 May 2026Land South Of Court Hayes Eynsford Road Crockenhill Kent
Received 26 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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