Argent Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DP Data via plota.co.uk

25/03098/HOUSE - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Air conditioning unit to each side elevation (2 total) with covering frame. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
16 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
20 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 398 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Swanley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £485,000 in March 2023. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2023£485,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
BR8 8DP
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Swanley Christchurch & Swanley Village
Parish
Swanley
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
RT Drafting Solutions Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 24 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 58 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 21% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14428709
Statutory expiry
11 Jun 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.