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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
88 Marlborough Crescent Riverhead Kent TN13 2HR
Received 3 Aug 202627 Bentleys Meadow Seal Kent TN15 0DB
Received 3 Aug 202627 Bentleys Meadow Seal Kent TN15 0DB
Received 3 Aug 20262 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AG
Received 3 Aug 202630 Marlborough Crescent Riverhead Kent TN13 2HP
Received 3 Aug 2026Land West Of Claydene Garden Cottage Hartfield Road Cowden Kent TN8 7HF
Received 3 Aug 2026Land South Of Court Hayes Eynsford Road Crockenhill Kent
Received 4 Aug 2026Braeside House Blackhall Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HL
Received 4 Aug 202675 Bradbourne Park Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LH
Received 31 Jul 202675 Bradbourne Park Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LH
Received 31 Jul 202675 Bradbourne Park Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LH
Received 31 Jul 2026Arisaig Gorse Way Hartley Kent DA3 8AE
Received 4 Aug 2026Bishops Cottage 49 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
Received 4 Aug 2026Barrow Way Amherst Hill Riverhead Kent TN13 2EL
Received 4 Aug 2026Chiddingstone Primary School The Village Chiddingstone Kent TN8 7AH
Received 4 Aug 2026Tall Firs 134 Oakhill Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1NX
Received 4 Aug 2026The White Horse Inn 105 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
Received 4 Aug 2026The Gate House 40 Church Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EA
Received 4 Aug 2026The Annexe Hillside Valley Road Fawkham Longfield Kent DA3 8EG
Received 5 Aug 2026Fairvue Eynsford Road Farningham Kent DA4 0BQ
Received 5 Aug 2026163 Hever Avenue West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6DU
Received 5 Aug 2026113 Kippington Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LW
Received 5 Aug 2026139 West End Kemsing Kent TN15 6PZ
Received 5 Aug 2026Hilders Farm Hilders Lane Edenbridge Kent TN8 6LE
Received 5 Aug 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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