Skatepark King Georges Field Costells Meadow Westerham Kent TN16 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

26/01971/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of community sports facility comprising 4 no covered padel courts, 1 no open padel court, 1no half basketball court, ancillary building, floodlighting and security fencing and gates. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

24 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

8 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Sevenoaks's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 12

Site constraints 6

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.

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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 Expansion Zone

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 Westerham 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: Full Application
Postcode: TN16 1BN
Received: 24 Jul 2026
Validated: 8 Sept 2026
Ward: Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish: Westerham
Target decision: 3 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Robinson Escott Planning

Decision outlook

Day 31 of the 56-day target. Sevenoaks usually decides commercial and major works by day 62.

prediction

Day 3131 days to the predicted decision (day 62)

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-15072973
Statutory expiry: 3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

15 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

2 Quebec Avenue Westerham Kent TN16 1BH

Removal of two non-opening small windows

23/01928/LDCPR 29 Aug 2023

2022

10 Quebec Avenue Westerham Kent TN16 1BH

Details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of 22/01853/HOUSE.

22/02544/DETAIL 14 Sep 2022

2022 Approved

10 Quebec Avenue Westerham Kent TN16 1BH

Formation of vehicle access with parking

22/01853/HOUSE 5 Sep 2022

2021 Approved

29 Quebec Avenue Westerham KENT TN16 1BJ

Single storey rear gable extension.

21/00799/HOUSE 6 May 2021

2020 Approved

6 Quebec Avenue Westerham KENT TN16 1BH

Demolition of dwarf wall, erection of two storey side extension, decking, new fence and g…

20/01794/HOUSE 28 Aug 2020

2019 Approved

26 Quebec Avenue Westerham KENT TN16 1BH

Construction of rear extension.

19/00951/LDCPR 22 May 2019

2019 Approved

26 Quebec Avenue Westerham KENT TN16 1BH

Construction of rear extension.

19/00951/LDCPR 22 May 2019

2019 Approved

10 Hollingworth Way Westerham KENT TN16 1BS

Single storey rear extension.

19/00330/HOUSE 29 Mar 2019

2019 Approved

10 Hollingworth Way Westerham KENT TN16 1BS

Single storey rear extension.

19/00330/HOUSE 29 Mar 2019

2018 Approved

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Re-design, re-surface and extend Costells Meadow car park.

18/03332/FUL 20 Dec 2018

2018 Approved

Playground King Georges Field Costells Meadow Westerham KENT TN16 1DD

Re-design, re-surface and extend Costells Meadow car park.

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2018 Approved

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Permeable hard parking space in front garden and dropped kerb.

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2018 Approved

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Permeable hard parking space in front garden and dropped kerb.

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2017 Approved

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Non - material amendment to SE/16/02149/HOUSE.

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2016 Approved

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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

Skatepark King Georges Field Costells Meadow Westerham Kent TN16 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 6

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 2

Other documents 3

Site constraints 6

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Important details

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