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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Annexe Hillside Valley Road Fawkham Longfield Kent DA3 8EG
Received 5 Aug 2026The Annexe Hillside Valley Road Fawkham Longfield Kent DA3 8EG
Received 5 Aug 2026Recreation Ground High Street Seal Kent TN15 0AF
Received 10 Aug 20267 Prospect Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UA
Received 10 Aug 20265 Plymouth Park Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3RR
Received 10 Aug 2026Birchcroft 6 Chipstead Park Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2SJ
Received 10 Aug 202676 Pinks Hill Swanley Kent BR8 8NW
Received 10 Aug 2026Grove Farm The Grove West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6JJ
Received 10 Aug 202649 Robyns Way Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3ED
Received 10 Aug 2026Land Off Farmstead Drive Edenbridge Kent TN8 6DX
Received 10 Aug 2026Site Of 136 High Street Sevenoaks Kent
Received 10 Aug 2026Farningham Village Hall High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH
Received 11 Aug 2026Pippins 5 Copperfields Orchard Kemsing Kent TN15 6QH
Received 11 Aug 2026Shoreham Recreation Ground High Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7TB
Received 11 Aug 2026Land West Of 32 To 35 Lambs Close Hextable KENT BR8 7FW
Received 6 Aug 2026Land West Of 32 To 35 Lambs Close Hextable KENT BR8 7FW
Received 6 Aug 2026The Old Meeting House St Johns Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3LR
Received 11 Aug 2026The Birches Birchwood Road Swanley Kent BR8 7QA
Received 11 Aug 202686 St Johns Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3PB
Received 11 Aug 2026Holywell Park Farm Rosemary Lane Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7JX
Received 7 Aug 2026Holywell Park Farm Rosemary Lane Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7JX
Received 7 Aug 2026Holywell Park Farm Rosemary Lane Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7JX
Received 7 Aug 20269 Stapleford Court Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2LB
Received 11 Aug 202626 Vine Court Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UY
Received 11 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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