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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Field North Of The Old School School Lane West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6JN
Received 28 May 2026Unit 1 Block 12 Vestry Road Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5EL
Received 28 May 202647 Croydon Road Westerham Kent TN16 1TU
Received 28 May 2026Davinder London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6ET
Received 28 May 2026Kent Cottage Wildernesse Mount Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3QS
Received 28 May 2026Crest Cottage 57 High Street Chipstead Kent TN13 2RW
Received 28 May 2026The Granary Lamberhurst Farm Shoreham Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7BY
Received 28 May 2026Water House Darenth Way Shoreham Kent TN14 7SE
Received 28 May 2026Kennels Cottage 1 Coombe Road Otford Kent TN14 5RJ
Received 29 May 2026Briona Stables Spode Lane Cowden Kent TN8 7HH
Received 29 May 2026Little Franks Franks Lane Horton Kirby Kent DA4 9JJ
Received 29 May 2026Richard Abel Straw Shed Hulberry Farm Lullingstone Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0JB
Received 29 May 202652 The Rise Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1RN
Received 29 May 2026Force Green Farm Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 6 May 2026Force Green Farm Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 6 May 2026Force Green Farm Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 6 May 2026Causeway House Tonbridge Road Chiddingstone Causeway Kent TN11 8JP
Received 6 May 2026Bower Farm House Bower Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0HN
Received 8 May 2026Bower Farm House Bower Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0HN
Received 8 May 2026The Field House Skeynes Park Lingfield Road Edenbridge Kent TN8 5HN
Received 28 May 2026Knole Field Blackhall Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HS
Received 29 May 2026Land South West Of West Yoke Depot Michaels Lane New Ash Green Kent
Received 29 May 20263 Abbotswood Bungalows London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6AR
Received 1 Jun 2026Markerstudy Ltd Markerstudy House 45 Westerham Road Bessels Green Kent TN13 2QB
Received 1 Jun 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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