Chance Cottage Maidstone Road Seal Kent TN15 0EJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00069/HOUSE - Householder Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of garage. Erection of double-storey garage with electric vehicle charging point and rooflights with associated landscaping. Extended vehicular hard standing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

13 Jan 2026

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Validated

23 Apr 2026

Decision

Expected by 18 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 164.

Documents 12

Site constraints 7

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.

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.

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

SSSI 23 m away: Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Air quality management area 11 m away: AQMA No. 13 (A25); Open access land 22 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Sevenoaks
Application type: Householder Application
Postcode: TN15 0EJ
Received: 13 Jan 2026
Validated: 23 Apr 2026
Ward: Seal & Weald
Parish: Seal
Target decision: 18 Jun 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: FAP Architects

Decision outlook

Day 164, past the statutory target. 89% of demolitions in Sevenoaks are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 164108 days past the 56-day target

64%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

185decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: PP-14602590
Statutory expiry: 18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021

Demolition of existing double width concrete panel garage with profiled sheet roof. Rebui…

21/02436/HOUSE 22 Jul 2021

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

Woodlands Maidstone Road Seal KENT TN15 0EJ

Details pursuant to condition 4 (Arboricultural Assessment) of SE/17/00120/HOUSE.

17/01774/DETAIL 24 Jul 2017

2016 Refused

Woodlands Maidstone Road Seal TN15 0EJ

The erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and internal a…

16/01877/HOUSE 24 Aug 2016

2016 Withdrawn

Woodlands Maidstone Road Seal TN15 0EJ

The erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and internal a…

16/01211/HOUSE 17 Jun 2016

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