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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
4 Cyclamen Road Swanley Kent BR8 8HJ
Received 1 Sept 202646 South Park Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1EJ
Received 1 Sept 2026Long Lodge Farm Sevenoaks Road Otford Kent TN14 5RH
Received 1 Sept 20269 Barnfield Close Crockenhill Kent BR8 8LD
Received 2 Sept 2026The Old School House 25 Glebe Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6PB
Received 2 Sept 2026Barn Close Combe Bank Drive Sundridge Kent TN14 6AD
Received 2 Sept 202626 Vine Court Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UY
Received 2 Sept 20267 Green Court Road Crockenhill Kent BR8 8JG
Received 2 Sept 2026Elderberry Cottage Gorse Way Hartley Kent DA3 8AE
Received 2 Sept 2026Land Known As Merryfields Lower Road Hextable Kent BR8 7PE
Received 2 Sept 20261 The Terrace Church Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7SN
Received 2 Sept 2026Old Swaylands Poundsbridge Lane Poundsbridge Penshurst Kent TN11 8AH
Received 2 Sept 202611 Hamlin Road Riverhead Kent TN13 2DL
Received 3 Sept 202619 Springcroft Hartley Kent DA3 8AR
Received 3 Sept 2026Walnut Tree Cottage 38 London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP
Received 3 Sept 202657 Bayham Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3XE
Received 3 Sept 2026Trelissick House 140 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1DJ
Received 3 Sept 2026Gardeners Cottage Penshurst Road Leigh Kent TN11 8HH
Received 3 Sept 2026Land South Of Riverhead Infants School Worships Hill Riverhead Kent
Received 3 Sept 202643 The Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AD
Received 1 Sept 20269 Bransell Close Crockenhill Kent BR8 8LS
Received 3 Sept 202643 The Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AD
Received 4 Sept 202643 The Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AD
Received 4 Sept 2026Land Known As Merryfields Lower Road Hextable Kent BR8 7PE
Received 2 Sept 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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