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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Granville Court Granville Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HB
Received 5 Aug 2026Bramblings Hopgarden Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1PX
Received 5 Aug 2026Hilders Farm Hilders Lane Edenbridge Kent TN8 6LE
Received 5 Aug 2026Redcot Childsbridge Lane Seal Kent TN15 0BL
Received 5 Aug 2026Land East Of New House Farm Bungalow Newhouse Farm Lane Hever Kent TN8 7EQ
Received 6 Aug 2026North Downs Business Park Limepit Lane Dunton Green Kent TN13 2TL
Received 6 Aug 2026Former Royal Oak Hotel High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HY
Received 6 Aug 2026Land West Of 32 To 35 Lambs Close Hextable KENT BR8 7FW
Received 6 Aug 2026Woodside 1 Kippington Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LY
Received 7 Aug 2026The Old Smithy 58 High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DB
Received 7 Aug 2026Woodside 1 Kippington Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LY
Received 7 Aug 20262 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AG
Received 3 Aug 20262 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AG
Received 3 Aug 2026Annexe At Quay House Ash Road Hartley Kent DA3 8HA
Received 7 Aug 202673 - 75 Bradbourne Park Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LH
Received 7 Aug 202627 Main Road Hextable Kent BR8 7RB
Received 7 Aug 202639 Hawthorn Park Swanley Kent BR8 7FB
Received 7 Aug 2026Holywell Park Farm Rosemary Lane Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7JX
Received 7 Aug 2026Lorimers 78 - 78A High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JR
Received 7 Aug 20263 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AH
Received 7 Aug 2026Hilders Farm Hilders Lane Edenbridge Kent TN8 6LE
Received 7 Aug 202614 Thicketts Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3SZ
Received 7 Aug 2026Windy Corner 132 London Road Westerham Kent TN16 1QR
Received 7 Aug 2026Shelrok Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA
Received 10 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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