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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Bankside Camberwell Lane Ide Hill Kent TN14 6JL
Received 24 Jun 2026New Stables Farm Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NS
Received 22 Jun 2026New Stables Farm Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NS
Received 22 Jun 2026New Stables Farm Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NS
Received 22 Jun 2026A W Champion Ltd Unit P And Part Unit Q Fircroft Way Edenbridge Kent TN8 6EL
Received 25 Jun 2026Land North West Of Little Browns Railway Bridge Hilders Lane Edenbridge Kent
Received 25 Jun 2026Land North Of Black Eagle Close Westerham Kent
Received 25 Jun 20265 Fairfield Close Edenbridge Kent TN8 5FJ
Received 25 Jun 2026The Granary Lamberhurst Farm Shoreham Lane Halstead Kent TN14 7BY
Received 28 May 202652 The Rise Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1RN
Received 29 May 2026Land Rear Of 130 - 132 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AY
Received 1 Jun 2026Land Rear Of 130 - 132 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AY
Received 1 Jun 2026Land Rear Of 130 - 132 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AY
Received 1 Jun 2026Knole Field Blackhall Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HS
Received 29 May 2026Land South Of Wolfe Westerham Garage London Road Westerham Kent TN16 2DH
Received 26 Jun 2026Select Kishikigoi International Otford Road Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5DW
Received 26 Jun 2026Land Rear Of 26 To 38 Riverside Eynsford Kent DA4 0AE
Received 26 Jun 2026Fairby House 1 Round Ash Way Hartley Kent DA3 8BT
Received 26 Jun 2026St Katherines Church Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LR
Received 26 Jun 2026Beresford Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 7EF
Received 29 Jun 2026Winslade Cottage 32 High Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7TD
Received 29 Jun 2026Winslade Cottage 32 High Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7TD
Received 29 Jun 2026The Manor House North Ash Road New Ash Green Kent DA3 8AJ
Received 29 Jun 2026Hilltop Farm London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JW
Received 29 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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