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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761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sandmount West Montreal Road Riverhead Kent TN13 2EP
Received 16 Sept 202669 Castle Drive Kemsing Kent TN15 6RP
Received 16 Sept 2026Coral 131 St Johns Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3PE
Received 16 Sept 2026Claridge House 4 High Street Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1HX
Received 16 Sept 20266 Wellmeade Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1QA
Received 16 Sept 2026Mitre Oast Fordcombe Road Fordcombe Kent TN3 0RT
Received 16 Sept 2026West Lodge 60 High Street Chipstead Kent TN13 2RR
Received 16 Sept 202643 High Street Seal Kent TN15 0AW
Received 16 Sept 202667-73 St. Johns Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3NY
Received 17 Sept 2026The Gybe Mark Little Julians Hill Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1QB
Received 17 Sept 202633 Vine Court Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UY
Received 17 Sept 202618 The Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AE
Received 17 Sept 2026Woodlands Grassy Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1PW
Received 18 Sept 2026Land Adjacent To 12 Sealcroft Cottages Childsbridge Lane Seal Kent TN15 0BY
Received 18 Sept 2026222 Seal Road Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0AA
Received 18 Sept 2026Lot 3 Morants Court Farm Sundridge Road Dunton Green Kent TN14 6HE
Received 18 Sept 2026Boundary Farm Underriver House Road Underriver Kent TN15 0SJ
Received 18 Sept 202614 Cedar Close Swanley Kent BR8 7HQ
Received 21 Sept 2026Franell 24 Millfield Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6BS
Received 21 Sept 2026Franell 24 Millfield Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6BS
Received 21 Sept 2026Corner Cottage 44 Millfield Road West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6BS
Received 21 Sept 202622 Vine Court Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UY
Received 21 Sept 2026Holly Place 20 High Street Shoreham Kent TN14 7TD
Received 21 Sept 2026Land North West Of Childsbridge House Childsbridge Lane Kemsing Kent
Received 22 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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