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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
7 Castle Farm Cottages Redmans Lane Shoreham Kent TN14 7UB
Received 30 Jun 2026Nationwide 86 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1LP
Received 30 Jun 20266 Philip Avenue Swanley Kent BR8 8HG
Received 30 Jun 202622 Church Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6DT
Received 30 Jun 202645 West End Kemsing Kent TN15 6PX
Received 1 Jul 2026Grey Squirrels Hosey Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TB
Received 9 Jun 2026Grey Squirrels Hosey Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TB
Received 9 Jun 2026Grey Squirrels Hosey Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TB
Received 9 Jun 2026Grey Squirrels Hosey Hill Westerham Kent TN16 1TB
Received 9 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 202621 Barnetts Road Leigh Kent TN11 8QH
Received 10 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 202621 Barnetts Road Leigh Kent TN11 8QH
Received 10 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 20264 Force Green Farm Cottage Force Green Lane Westerham Kent TN16 2DN
Received 22 Jun 2026Land South Of Court Hayes Eynsford Road Crockenhill Kent
Received 1 Jul 202611 Sandy Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3TP
Received 1 Jul 2026110 Marlborough Crescent Riverhead Kent TN13 2HR
Received 1 Jul 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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