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26/00327/CONVAR - Conditions Vary/Removal Application Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 4 (Biodiversity Gain Plan and Biodiversity Management and Monitoring) of with amendment to remove pond and strategic site consolidation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents 60

Consultation & comments 38

PDF SDC - URBAN DESIGN Consultations - Response · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER Consultations - Response · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SDC - HOUSING POLICY Consultations - Response · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WESTERHAM TOWN COUNCIL Consultations - Response · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY Consultations - Response · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF SDC - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultations - Response · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Consultations - Response · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE OFFICER Consultations - Response · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF URBAN DESIGN OFFICER Consultations - Response · 11 May 2026 View ↗ PDF KCC HIGHWAYS Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SGN 1 OF 3 Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SGN 2 OF 3 Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS PIPELINE NETWORK CRAFTSPERSON (1 OF 2) Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS PIPELINE NETWORK CRAFTSPERSON (2 OF 2) Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SGN 3 OF 3 Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF TOWN COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultations - Response · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC COMMENT Public Consultation - Response · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SDC - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultations - Response · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SDC HOUSING POLICY Consultations - Response · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION LETTER Consultations - Request · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LINESEARCH BEFORE YOU DIG Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NATIONAL GAS ASSET PROTECTION Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (1 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (3 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UK POWER NETWORKS (1 OF 5) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (5 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (7 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UK POWER NETWORKS (2 OF 5) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UK POWER NETWORKS (3 OF 5) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UK POWER NETWORKS (4 OF 5) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF UK POWER NETWORKS (5 OF 5) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (2 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (4 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SCOTIA GAS NETWORKS (6 OF 7) Consultations - Response · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 10

Site constraints 5

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Bromley 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Conditions Vary/Removal Application
Postcode
TN16 2EF
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish
Westerham
Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mountford Pigott LLP

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14690104
Statutory expiry
18 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