Pigdown Oast Pigdown Lane Hever Kent TN8 7LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00889/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conversion and extension of a former Kentish Oast to form a dwelling, together with the erection of a detached outbuilding with solar panels, provision of associated parking, entrance gates and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

2 Apr 2026

✓

Validated

5 May 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

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Important details

Council: Sevenoaks
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: TN8 7LX
Received: 2 Apr 2026
Validated: 5 May 2026
Ward: Cowden & Hever
Parish: Hever
Target decision: 30 Jun 2026
Applicant: Track to view
Agent: Candid Planning Consultancy Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022

Removal of caravan mobile home and some outbuildings. Conversion of oast house and barn i…

22/01769/FUL 24 Jun 2022

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Pigdown Farm Pigdown Lane Hever Kent TN8 7LX

Erection of a mobile home within residential curtilage to provide ancilliary accomodation…

16/03314/LDCPR 12 Jan 2017

2016 Refused

Pigdown Farm Pigdown Lane Hever KENT TN8 7LX

Siting of a linked annexe.

16/01919/LDCPR 17 Aug 2016

Sevenoaks

Planning Authority Score

5.6/10

Average

#118 of 292 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Sevenoaks ranks #108 out of 292 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 performance

Based on MHCLG data, 2025

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #173 of 292

90%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #192 of 292

72%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (64%) #108 of 292

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (40%) #91 of 292

82%

Minor dwellings approved

221 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

7 decided (10+ homes)

79%

Change of use approved

14 decided

1,193

Total decisions

154 refused in 2025