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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Charton Manor Farm Gorse Hill Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JT
Received 1 Jun 2026Hill Top Meadows Old London Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7JW
Received 1 Jun 2026Trimulgherry Hosey Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TB
Received 1 Jun 2026Land Rear Of 130 - 132 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AY
Received 1 Jun 202673 Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DN
Received 1 Jun 2026Paydens Pharmacy 36 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AJ
Received 1 Jun 2026Jasmine Cottage School Lane Swanley Kent BR8 7PJ
Received 1 Jun 20261-12 And 14-19 Heath Close Swanley Kent BR8 7FD
Received 2 Jun 20261-12 And 14-19 Heath Close Swanley Kent BR8 7FD
Received 2 Jun 20261-12 And 14-19 Heath Close Swanley Kent BR8 7FD
Received 2 Jun 2026New Stables Farm Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NS
Received 2 Jun 2026Holywell Park Greenfields Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7LE
Received 2 Jun 202628 Ash Close Swanley Kent BR8 7ES
Received 2 Jun 2026Wavertree 88 Mount Harry Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3JL
Received 2 Jun 2026Sundridge Village Hall Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EJ
Received 2 Jun 2026Fleur De Lis High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Received 2 Jun 2026Apps Hollow Wheatsheaf Hill Ide Hill Kent TN14 6HX
Received 2 Jun 2026Rowanhurst Fawkham Green Road Fawkham Kent DA3 8NN
Received 3 Jun 2026115 Swanley Lane Swanley Kent BR8 7LB
Received 3 Jun 2026The Old Manse 27 Eynsford Rise Eynsford Kent DA4 0HS
Received 3 Jun 202636 Willow Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8AT
Received 3 Jun 2026Land West Of Chequers Barn Chequers Hill Bough Beech Kent TN8 7PD
Received 3 Jun 2026Wychden Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA
Received 3 Jun 20266 Springcroft Hartley Kent DA3 8AS
Received 3 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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