Leigh Post Office High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00775/FUL - Full Application Refused
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed staff welfare area in the rear for the retail unit. Conversion of part ground floor Use Class E unit into a studio flat and the existing first and loft floor residential unit into 2no. flats with dormer window, with associated bin, cycle storage and amenity space. Rooflights and alterations to fenestration including garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
3 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
28 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE - FULL PERMISSION Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Details · 5 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS/HERITAGE STATEMENT Design And Access Statement · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF FORESTRY COMMISSION Consultations - Response · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION LETTER Consultations - Request · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Park View Cottage and West Cottage
List entry 1258592 · 27 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Leigh conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Registered park or garden 21 m away: Hall Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 110 m away: High Weald
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Green belt 6 m away: London; Inside the Leigh (Sevenoaks) 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area153 m² (1,647 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (34 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN11 8RL
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway
Parish
Leigh
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Malathy Group Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 62 for changes of use. Refused, as 31% of changes of use here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
69%approved
54decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14797784
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Move the access door to Middle of the Shop front
25/01180/FUL
2025
Move the access door to Middle of the Shop front
25/01180/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Various works to trees.
25/02571/WTCA
2025 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Various works to trees.
25/02571/WTPO
2025 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Various works to trees.
25/02571/WTCA
2025 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Various works to trees.
25/02571/WTPO
2025
West Cottage High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
T1 - Crimson King Acer - Fell to ground level and treat the stump with eco-plugs.
25/01787/WTPO
2025
West Cottage High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
T1 - Crimson King Acer - Fell to ground level and treat the stump with eco-plugs.
25/01787/WTPO
2025
Old Brickmakers 92 Lower Green Leigh Kent TN11 8RU
Demolition of modern half of garden outbuilding (old cobbler's shop) with flat roof and r…
25/00926/HOUSE
2025
Old Brickmakers 92 Lower Green Leigh Kent TN11 8RU
Demolition of modern half of garden outbuilding (old cobbler's shop) with flat roof and r…
25/00927/LBCALT
2025
Old Brickmakers 92 Lower Green Leigh Kent TN11 8RU
Demolition of modern half of garden outbuilding (old cobbler's shop) with flat roof and r…
25/00926/HOUSE
2025
Old Brickmakers 92 Lower Green Leigh Kent TN11 8RU
Demolition of modern half of garden outbuilding (old cobbler's shop) with flat roof and r…
25/00927/LBCALT
2024 Approved
Wheelwrights Cottage High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Fell to ground level Pine just to the rear of the house. On the rear boundary cut back to…
24/02637/WTCA
2024 Approved
Wheelwrights Cottage High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RL
Fell to ground level Pine just to the rear of the house. On the rear boundary cut back to…
24/02637/WTCA
2023 Approved
Chapel House 47 Well Close Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Front porch with alterations to fenestration.
23/03398/HOUSE
2023 Approved
Waterworks House Kiln Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8RT
Internal and external alterations to layout and fenestration's. New replacement roof wind…
23/02269/LBCALT
2023 Approved
Waterworks House Kiln Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8RT
Internal and external alterations to layout and fenstrations. New replacement roof window…
23/02268/HOUSE
2023 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Work to tree & hedge
23/02056/WTCA
2023 Approved
The Old Burial Ground High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RQ
Work to tree & hedge
23/02056/WTPO
2023 Approved
Waterworks House Kiln Lane Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8RT
To erect a dwarf wall within the rear garden of the property. This will include 2 steps t…
23/01266/HOUSE
2023
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2022
West Cottage High Street Leigh Tonbridge Kent TN11 8RL
Single storey rear extension with rooflight
22/03524/LBCALT
2018 Approved
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Various tree works to 1 Horse Chestnut tree.
18/00417/WTCA
2017 Refused
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Fell 1 Maple Tree. (TPO).
17/02812/WTPO
2017 Approved
6 The Square High Street Leigh KENT TN11 8RJ
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2017 Approved
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Various works to trees.
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.