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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
5 Great Till Close Otford Kent TN14 5LQ
Received 8 Sept 2026Site Of 136 High Street Sevenoaks Kent
Received 9 Sept 202625 Gordon Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HE
Received 9 Sept 2026Fountain Cottage 26 High Street Cowden Kent TN8 7JG
Received 9 Sept 202644 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AJ
Received 8 Sept 202644 High Street Edenbridge Kent TN8 5AJ
Received 8 Sept 2026Parkwood Hall School Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DR
Received 10 Sept 2026Hill House Grassy Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1PW
Received 10 Sept 2026Tinkers Spinney 8 The Old Garden Chipstead Kent TN13 2RJ
Received 10 Sept 2026The Red House Camberwell Lane Ide Hill Kent TN14 6JN
Received 10 Sept 2026Kingfishers Montreal Road Riverhead Kent TN13 2EP
Received 11 Sept 2026Robertsons Nursery Goldsel Road Swanley Kent BR8 8BF
Received 11 Sept 20264 Whitebeam Close Kemsing Kent TN15 6DZ
Received 11 Sept 202622 St Botolphs Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AQ
Received 11 Sept 2026Bell House High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1JD
Received 14 Sept 2026Land North East Of The Bricklayers Arms Chevening Road Chipstead Kent
Received 14 Sept 2026Wildwood Maidstone Road Seal Kent TN15 0EH
Received 14 Sept 2026Phoenix Cottage Long Barn Road Sevenoaks Weald Kent TN14 6NH
Received 14 Sept 2026Farningham Mill High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DG
Received 15 Sept 20262 Old White Hart Cottage High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JN
Received 15 Sept 20262 Old White Hart Cottage High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JN
Received 15 Sept 2026123 Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DJ
Received 15 Sept 20263 Treetops Kemsing Kent TN15 6SP
Received 15 Sept 2026Copperfield House Rushmore Hill Knockholt Kent TN14 7NL
Received 16 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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