Land East Of The Coach House London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00683/FUL - Full Application Refused
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of land to B8 Storage as well as the siting of 7 x shipping containers for a temporary period of up to 3 years Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
14 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
12 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Decision · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF REFUSE - FULL PERMISSION Decision · 12 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Application Details · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Application Details · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 3

PDF CERTIFICATE B Application Details · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM (ORDER 13 NOTICE) Application Form · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28, London Road, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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.
Farningham 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 ↗
Public footpath about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 414 m away: Farningham Wood; SSSI about 414 m away: Farningham Wood SSSI; Inside the Farningham built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DA4 0JP
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
Parish
Farningham
Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
DHA Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, about the council's usual 62 days. 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-14757419
Statutory expiry
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
24 London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP
Silver Birch - Remove
24/02752/WTCA
2024 Approved
24 London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP
Silver Birch - Remove
24/02752/WTCA
2024 Approved
Coach House Rear Of The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
T.1 Large horse chestnut tree - Remove one secondary branch overhanging the driveway, to…
24/02617/WTPO
2024 Approved
Coach House Rear Of The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
T.1 Large horse chestnut tree - Remove one secondary branch overhanging the driveway, to…
24/02617/WTPO
2023 Approved
Sandrian 6 London Road Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JP
Removal of existing pitched roof and replace with new pitched roof incorporating rear dor…
23/02464/HOUSE
2023 Approved
40 London Road Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JP
Reduce height of two trees by 2.5m and remove any branches overgrowing property.
23/01250/WTCA
2023 Approved
44 London Road Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JP
Cut back branches on Horse Chestnut tree.
23/01271/WTPO
2022 Approved
1 Lime Tree House 23 London Road Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JP
G1 - To cut lower growth back by 1-2mtrs and up by 1-2mtrs.
22/02423/WTPO
2022 Approved
20 London Road Farningham Dartford Kent DA4 0JP
Reduce two Beech Trees by 30-35%.
22/00536/WTCA
2021 Approved
24 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Conversion of garage into a car port and rear office with shower room. Rear extension at…
21/01284/HOUSE
2019 Approved
40 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Demolition of detached garage and shed & erection of single garage building.
19/03001/HOUSE
2019 Approved
40 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Demolition of detached garage and shed & erection of single garage building.
19/03001/HOUSE
2019 Withdrawn
40 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Demolition of detached garage and shed & erection of single garage building.
19/03002/LBCALT
2019 Withdrawn
40 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Demolition of detached garage and shed & erection of single garage building.
19/03002/LBCALT
2019 Approved
17 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Conversion of existing dwelling into two self contained flats with associated parking.
19/02274/FUL
2019 Approved
17 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Conversion of existing dwelling into two self contained flats with associated parking.
19/02274/FUL
2019 Approved
Land West Of The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
Use of the coach house as a self-contained dwelling.
19/02253/FUL
2019 Approved
Land West Of The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
Use of the coach house as a self-contained dwelling.
19/02253/FUL
2018 Approved
Land North West Of The Mount The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
Erection of detached equipment/machinery store.
18/03897/FUL
2018 Approved
Land North West Of The Mount The Mount Sparepenny Lane Farningham Kent DA4 0JH
Erection of detached equipment/machinery store.
18/03897/FUL
2017 Approved
Birthday Cottage 20 London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP
Trimm approx 25% of the beech tree (CA).
17/03586/WTCA
2017 Refused
Mellow Yellow 8 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Fell Beech Tree (TPO)
17/02262/WTPO
2016 Approved
Topsy Cottage 22 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Various works to Beech trees.
16/03103/WTCA
2016 Approved
1 London Road Farningham Kent DA4 0JP
Various works to trees.
16/02738/WTPO
2016 Approved
Lime Tree House 23 London Road Farningham KENT DA4 0JP
Various works to trees (TPO).
16/01383/WTPO
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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