Former South Darenth Fire Station New Road South Darenth Kent DA4 9AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00099/MMA - Minor Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Amendment to to amend the approved drawings to remove hip and valley lines from drawings (previously shown in error); change the first floor external wall materials from tile hung finish to yellow stock bricks; revised arrangement of windows on north elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    Amendmentcouncil archive
    • AmendmentAmendment to amend the approved drawings to remove hip and valley lines from drawings…This application26/00099/MMA

Site constraints 8

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 16 m away: South Darenth
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the South Darenth and Sutton at Hone built-up area; Flood defence 39 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Green belt 86 m away: London; 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 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Sevenoaks - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Minor Material Amendment
Postcode
DA4 9AT
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Farningham, Horton Kirby & South Darenth
Parish
Horton Kirby And South Darenth
Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 35 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
626decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14625830
Statutory expiry
12 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