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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Greatness Playing Fields Mill Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5BU
Received 3 Jun 2026Site Of 136 High Street Sevenoaks Kent
Received 3 Jun 2026Site Of 14 Top Dartford Road Hextable Kent BR8 7RT
Received 3 Jun 2026Land West Of 52 - 67 Lynden Way Swanley Kent
Received 3 Jun 2026Cherry Tree Cottage Long Barn Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6NJ
Received 3 Jun 202616 Church Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6DT
Received 3 Jun 2026Riverway Robins Sparepenny Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0JJ
Received 3 Jun 2026Land East Of Foxcroft Battersea Dogs Home At Brands Hatch Crowhurst Lane West Kingsdown Kent TN15 7HH
Received 4 Jun 2026Fairview Church Road Hartley Kent DA3 8DY
Received 4 Jun 202632 Dahlia Drive Swanley Kent BR8 7XS
Received 4 Jun 2026Fordcombe Manor Spring Hill Fordcombe Kent TN3 0SE
Received 4 Jun 20261 Bell View Marsh Green Road Marsh Green Edenbridge Kent TN8 5PU
Received 5 Jun 2026DSTL Fort Halstead Crow Drive Halstead Kent TN14 7BU
Received 5 Jun 2026DSTL Fort Halstead Crow Drive Halstead Kent TN14 7BU
Received 5 Jun 2026Site Of The Former The Dynes Care Home Nightingale Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6RU
Received 5 Jun 20266 Egerton Avenue Hextable Kent BR8 7LQ
Received 5 Jun 2026The Woodman 2 High Street Otford Kent TN14 5PQ
Received 5 Jun 2026West Lodge Gorringe Avenue South Darenth Kent DA4 9FE
Received 5 Jun 2026Fleur De Lis High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Received 5 Jun 2026Fleur De Lis High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Received 5 Jun 2026Combe Bank Lodge High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JN
Received 5 Jun 202668 Church Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EA
Received 5 Jun 2026Springbank Clock House Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3HG
Received 5 Jun 2026Land East Of Brook Place Little Norman Street Ide Hill Kent
Received 8 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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