The Annexe The Gables College Road Hextable Kent BR8 7LT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00220/PIP - Permission In Principle Refused

Proposal

Erection of dwellings with a minimum of 7 or maximum of 9 net dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
6 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
10 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
14 Aug 2026

Refused on 10 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
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; Inside the Hextable built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

Building

Floor area101 m² (1,087 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingCommunity scheme
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Permission In Principle
Postcode
BR8 7LT
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
Hextable
Parish
Hextable
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 14 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008385 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 32 days from validation, 24 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 28% of new homes here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
email
Statutory expiry
13 Mar 2026
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

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.