Whitecroft Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00729/FL - Planning Permission Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Part demolition of the existing rear projection and front porch, erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor rear extension with external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Correspondence with applicant/agent · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 9272-PD-110 PROPOSED PLANS ELEVATIONS AND SECTION Drawing · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 9272-PD-120 SITE LOCATION PLANS Site Location Plan · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 9272-PD-100- EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONS Drawing · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS Consultee Response · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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; National landscape 335 m away: Kent Downs; SSSI 407 m away: Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment SSSI.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,250,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.

8 August 2025£1,250,000
12 March 2014£995,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area259 m² (2,788 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
TN15 7LR
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Pilgrims With Ightham
Parish
Stansted
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Highgate Planning and Development

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 24 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 63 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14871221
Planning Portal ref
PP-14871221
Consultation
15 May 2026
Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
24 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Whitecroft, Vigo Road, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LR
Lawful Development Proposed: Erection of a single storey side extension
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2025 Approved
Whitecroft, Vigo Road, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LR
Lawful Development Proposed: Erection of a single storey side extension
25/01888/LDP
2025 Approved
Whitecroft, Vigo Road, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LR
Prior Notification for Larger Home Extension (Part 1 Class A): Single storey rear extensi…
25/01887/PDVLR
2025 Approved
Whitecroft, Vigo Road, Fairseat, Sevenoaks, TN15 7LR
Prior Notification for Larger Home Extension (Part 1 Class A): Single storey rear extensi…
25/01887/PDVLR
2023 Approved
Dayroom Shared Facility Oak Tree Stable Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LR
Proposed erection of a shared dayroom facility forming extension of existing Cart Store…
23/03546/FL
2022 Approved
Barn West Of Dairy Cottages Manor Farm Land Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent
Extension and conversion of existing agricultural building to form a one bedroom dwelling…
22/00077/FL
2022 Approved
Threipmuir Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LR
Partial conversion of double garage, single storey rear extension with new continuous roo…
22/00276/FL
2021 Approved
Barn West Of Dairy Cottages Manor Farm Land Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: change of use of an existing building from agric…
21/02136/LDP
2021 Approved
Barn West Of Dairy Cottages Manor Farm Land Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent
Prior Notification: change of use of agricultural building to single residential dwelling…
21/00910/PDVAR
2018 Approved
Pinewych Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LR
Single storey front extension and cladding of first elevations with horizontal boarding
18/01524/FL
2018 Approved
Pinewych Vigo Road Fairseat Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7LR
Single storey front extension and cladding of first elevations with horizontal boarding
18/01524/FL
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.