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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Twenty 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 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 10 Jul 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 10 Jul 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 10 Jul 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 10 Jul 2026Granville House 7 Station Parade London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1DL
Received 13 Jul 2026Medhurst Farmyard Pootings Road Crockham Hill Kent TN8 6SF
Received 13 Jul 20269 Bower Road Hextable Kent BR8 7SF
Received 13 Jul 20266 The Stables Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0ED
Received 13 Jul 2026F M Conway Ltd Former MOD Depot Shacklands Road Shoreham Kent TN14 7BD
Received 13 Jul 202632 Wildernesse Mount Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3QS
Received 13 Jul 2026Farm Buildings West Of Stable Court Lingfield Road Edenbridge Kent
Received 13 Jul 202672 Claremont Road Hextable Kent BR8 7QT
Received 13 Jul 2026Linnets Nightingale Lane Ide Hill Kent TN14 6JA
Received 13 Jul 20261 Manse Way Swanley Kent BR8 8DD
Received 14 Jul 20264 Carmelite Way Hartley Kent DA3 8BP
Received 14 Jul 2026Richard Abel Straw Shed Hulberry Farm Lullingstone Lane Eynsford Kent DA4 0JB
Received 14 Jul 2026Land North East Of Darenth Valley Golf Course Station Road Shoreham Kent TN14 7SA
Received 14 Jul 20267 Horizon Close Brasted Kent TN16 1DH
Received 14 Jul 202614 Holly Bush Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UW
Received 14 Jul 20262 Grove Road Sevenoaks Kent TN14 5DA
Received 14 Jul 2026Chipstead Recreation Ground Chevening Road Chipstead Kent TN13 2SA
Received 14 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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