The Old Stables Equestrian Centre Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY Data via plota.co.uk
26/00793/FUL - Full Application
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Proposal
New mobile container office. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
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WEST KINGSDOWN PARISH COUNCIL
Consultations - Response · 26 Jun 2026
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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Consultations - Response · 11 Jun 2026
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APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS
Consultations - Request · 10 Jun 2026
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KCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ACCESS SERVICE 1 OF 3
Consultations - Response · 19 May 2026
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KCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ACCESS SERVICE 3 OF 3
Consultations - Response · 19 May 2026
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KCC PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY AND ACCESS SERVICE 2 OF 3
Consultations - Response · 19 May 2026
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WEST KINGSDOWN PARISH COUNCIL
Consultations - Response · 12 May 2026
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PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION LETTER
Consultations - Request · 7 May 2026
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APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS
Consultations - Request · 7 May 2026
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ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
Consultations - Response · 7 May 2026
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Other documents 1
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. 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.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Kingsdown built-up area; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 72 days from validation, 10 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 62 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 67% of commercial and major works here are.
This one72d
Council62d
UK57d
43%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
33decided in the last year
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14809866
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
24 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Erection of storage container on site clad to match the existing buildings. Raise fencing
2024
Approved
Erection of storage container on site clad to match the existing buildings. Raise fencing
2021
Approved
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Construction management plan) subject to 20/01428/FUL
2020
Approved
Conversion and change of use of the existing stable building and surrounding land to prov…
2019
Refused
Conversion and change of use of the existing stable building and surrounding land to prov…
2019
Refused
Conversion and change of use of the existing stable building and surrounding land to prov…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Greenvale 159 Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6AE
The erection of a single dwellinghouse being a building within the meaning of the Town an…
2025
Approved
Greenvale 159 Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6AE
The erection of a single dwellinghouse being a building within the meaning of the Town an…
2024
Approved
Ivydale Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (External Materials) of 22/00251/FUL
2024
Approved
Ivydale Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Details pursuant to Condition 3 (External Materials) of 22/00251/FUL
2024
Approved
Cantium Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Change of use from a residential annexe building into a separate residential dwelling wit…
2024
Approved
Cantium Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Change of use from a residential annexe building into a separate residential dwelling wit…
2021
Approved
The Old Stables Equestrian Centre Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Sevenoaks Kent TN15 6XY
Details pursuant to condition 6 (lighting) of 20/01428/FUL.
2020
Approved
Cantium Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Continued use of an outbuilding as a residential annexe.
2017
Refused
Knatts Valley Caravan Park Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Details pursuant to condition 5i (a - f) of SE/14/03569/FUL, allowed on appeal APP/G2245/…
2017
Approved
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Erection of two small stable buildings comprising 3 stables and a haystore/tack room, pro…
2017
Approved
158 Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Use of static caravan for occasional use to supplement the main dwelling.
2017
Approved
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Removal of condition 4 (removal of Permitted Development rights) of 16/03188/HOUSE for er…
2016
Withdrawn
Bumblebees Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley Kent TN15 6XY
Conversion of a barn into a 3 bedroom dwelling.
2016
Approved
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Erection of single storey side and front extension.
2016
Approved
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Erection of single storey outbuilding within rear garden to be used as home office, gym a…
2016
Approved
Glenville Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley TN15 6XY
Conversion of outbuilding/garage to family annexe, alteration to fenestration, re-open ex…
2016
Refused
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Detached outbuilding.
2016
Approved
Lynwood Knatts Valley Road Knatts Valley KENT TN15 6XY
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
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.
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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
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