Fairalls Builders Merchants Skevingtons Yard Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3QH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01502/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Rental vehicle premises (Sui Generis), including demolition of existing buildings, erection of a modular office, rental vehicle wash bay and associated works including lighting and boundary treatment and advertisement consent for the display of advertisements associated with the proposed use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 76.

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: AQMA No. 13 (A25)
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 149 m away: Sevenoaks Gravel Pits SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Sevenoaks built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TN13 3QH
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Sevenoaks Town & St Johns
Parish
Sevenoaks
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 76, past the statutory target. 83% of commercial and major works in Sevenoaks are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 7620 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
67%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14983444
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 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

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