Knockholt Village Centre Main Road Knockholt Kent TN14 7LG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02492/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

The application is to make use of a small part of Knockholt Village Centre car park as a 'playground' for the Pre-School. This is to be a fenced area to the rear of the pre-school premises with the addition of garden shade pergolas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Dec 2026 and 11 Jan 2027, from Sevenoaks's recent full applications.

Site constraints 7

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Green belt 5 m away: London; Inside the Knockholt Pound built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN14 7LG
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Halstead, Knockholt & Badgers Mount
Parish
Knockholt
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Sevenoaks usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 862 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
38%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15230386
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sevenoaks ranks #109 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sevenoaks decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #177 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #194 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #109 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #93 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
14 decided
1,130
Total decisions
143 refused in the year to March 2026

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