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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Courtlands 6 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LH
Received 9 Jul 2026Mill Farm Church Road Brasted Kent TN16 1HZ
Received 9 Jul 2026Quarry Dean Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA
Received 9 Jul 2026The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Received 10 Jul 2026Farm Buildings West Of Stable Court Lingfield Road Edenbridge Kent
Received 6 Jul 2026Land Adjacent To 74 Madan Road Westerham Kent TN16 1DX
Received 6 Jul 2026Land Adjacent To 74 Madan Road Westerham Kent TN16 1DX
Received 6 Jul 2026Land Adjacent To 74 Madan Road Westerham Kent TN16 1DX
Received 6 Jul 2026Broom Hill Site London Road Swanley Kent
Received 7 Jul 202631 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EF
Received 7 Jul 2026Stable Cottage 3 Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UJ
Received 10 Jul 2026Stable Cottage 3 Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UJ
Received 10 Jul 2026205 London Road Dunton Green Kent TN13 2TB
Received 10 Jul 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 10 Jul 202630 Southdene Halstead Kent TN14 7HB
Received 10 Jul 202630 Southdene Halstead Kent TN14 7HB
Received 10 Jul 2026Brendore Scabharbour Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6NN
Received 10 Jul 2026Rogues House Rogues Hill Penshurst Kent TN11 8BD
Received 10 Jul 20263 St Lukes Close Swanley Kent BR8 7XT
Received 13 Jul 2026Twenty Mile Service Station London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EX
Received 9 Jul 2026Twenty Mile Service Station London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EX
Received 9 Jul 2026Twenty Mile Service Station London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EX
Received 9 Jul 2026Twenty Mile Service Station London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EX
Received 9 Jul 2026Twenty Mile Service Station London Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6EX
Received 9 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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