Applebys Tonbridge Road Chiddingstone Causeway Kent TN11 8JH Data via plota.co.uk

25/03124/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of 24no. free standing solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Oct 2025
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Validated
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
24 Mar 2026

Approved on 24 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Applebys
List entry 1258585 · 0 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Chiddingstone Causeway built-up area; National landscape 467 m away: High Weald; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,440,000 in April 2022. Detached house, freehold.

28 April 2022£1,440,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
TN11 8JH
Received
31 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway
Parish
Leigh
Target decision
24 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Voltpv.co.uk

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 88% of householder applications here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
420decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-14453625
Statutory expiry
24 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use