47 Croydon Road Westerham Kent TN16 1TU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01358/HOUSE - Householder Application Refused

Proposal

Loft conversion with hip to gable end, rear dormer and roof lights. Alterations to roof line and associated internal alterations including staircase. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 May 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Refused
27 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
SSSI 438 m away: Westerham Wood SSSI; Inside the Westerham built-up area; Green belt 83 m away: London; 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 1TU
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish
Westerham
Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Loft Design Studio Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 15% 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-14966546
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