Sevenoaks District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Sevenoaks District Council decided more than 2,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Sevenoaks District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 July 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Maidstone Road Swanley Kent · 25/02172/OUT
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20 July 2026 · Approved
West Heath School Ashgrove Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SR · 26/01303/LBCALT
Figures for Sevenoaks District Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 14%of more than 760 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 210 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 26%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 20plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Sevenoaks District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook; and • the effect…”
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“The main issues are • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issues are: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; and…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on…”
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“The main issues are: i) the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the setting of the South Darenth Conservation Area (CA); ii) whether the proposed development would provide acceptable…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.