36 - 38 London Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1AS Data via plota.co.uk

25/01568/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

New rooflights on rear slope of main roof. Raised rooflights on single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestrations to rear extension and including to rear wall. Replace x 3 existing windows on first floor rear elevation. Ground floor recess area removed an internal wall to be inserted to separate building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2025
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Validated
17 Jul 2025
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Approved
18 Sept 2025

Approved on 18 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 40 and 42, London Road
List entry 1085992 · 1 m away · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (33 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 33 with distances
Historic England ↗
Sevenoaks - High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No. 10
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 436 m away: Knole Park SSSI; National landscape 436 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Sevenoaks built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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
TN13 1AS
Received
4 Jun 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Parish
Sevenoaks
Target decision
11 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Consilium Town Planning Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14072615
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
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