Farley Grange East Farley Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1UA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01043/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Creation of driveway and new vehicular access. Erection of 2 gates with pillars and erection of fencing along front boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Approved
14 Aug 2026

Approved on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Documents 23

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Site constraints 7

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.
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 Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Westerham built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 21 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Householder Application
Postcode
TN16 1UA
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish
Westerham
Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 18 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
509decided 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-14875422
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