Land Known As Merryfields Lower Road Hextable Kent BR8 7PE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02357/DETAIL - Approval of Details Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details pursuant to condition 10 (enhance biodiversity) of . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 28 Oct 2026.

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

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.
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Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Approval of Details
Postcode
BR8 7PE
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Hextable
Parish
Hextable
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Perfect Pitch Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15198692
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
The material change of use to a mixed use of land for the stationing of caravans for resi…
24/03292/FUL
2024 Approved
The material change of use to a mixed use of land for the stationing of caravans for resi…
24/03292/FUL
2017 Approved
Use of building for ancillary facilities in relation to the equestrian use.
17/03098/LDCEX
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 3 (electric vehicle charging point) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00526/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 8 (hard landscaping) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00680/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 7 (hard and soft landscaping) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00679/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 5 (ecology enhancements) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00678/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 4 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity) of 18/01641/F…
19/00676/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 3 (electric vehicle charging point) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00526/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 8 (hard landscaping) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00680/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 7 (hard and soft landscaping) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00679/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 5 (ecology enhancements) of 18/01641/FUL
19/00678/DETAIL
2019 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Details pursuant to condition 4 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity) of 18/01641/F…
19/00676/DETAIL
2018 Approved
The Flat Wiffens Farm Cottage Lower Road Hextable KENT BR8 7PE
Details pursuant to condition 6 (landscaping along eastern boundary) of planning permissi…
18/02537/DETAIL
2018 Approved
The Flat Wiffens Farm Cottage Lower Road Hextable KENT BR8 7PE
Details pursuant to condition 6 (landscaping along eastern boundary) of planning permissi…
18/02537/DETAIL
2018 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Conversion of stables to a single 2-bed dwelling house. Erection of a single storey exten…
18/01641/FUL
2018 Approved
Land West Of Wiffens Farm Lower Road Hextable KENT
Conversion of stables to a single 2-bed dwelling house. Erection of a single storey exten…
18/01641/FUL
2018 Approved
The Flat Wiffens Farm Cottage Lower Road Hextable KENT BR8 7PE
The erection of a first floor rear bedroom with a Juliette balcony and a small flank sing…
18/01600/HOUSE
2018 Approved
The Flat Wiffens Farm Cottage Lower Road Hextable KENT BR8 7PE
The erection of a first floor rear bedroom with a Juliette balcony and a small flank sing…
18/01600/HOUSE
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings